Earthquake details

Monday, January 14, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, January 14, 1974 at 15:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Centenario (Peru - PE), about 105.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.554 and latitude -8.566.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	4.0 km
Coordinates	-8.566, -77.554
UTC time	1974-01-14 15:52:47.300

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Centenario	105.8 km
Huaraz	107.1 km
Tocache	121.4 km
Chimbote	127.6 km
Trujillo	170.1 km
Juanjuí	179.5 km
Cajamarca	187.8 km
Tingo María	189.6 km
Chocope	203.0 km
Huánuco	209.4 km
Barranca	244.2 km
Chepén	254.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	169.7 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	221.4 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	160.7 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	198.9 km

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