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Monday, January 14, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, January 14, 1974 at 17:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Centenario (Peru - PE), about 109.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.742 and latitude -8.555.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-8.555, -77.742
UTC time	1974-01-14 17:35:17.000

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Centenario	109.5 km
Chimbote	110.1 km
Huaraz	110.8 km
Tocache	140.6 km
Trujillo	150.0 km
Cajamarca	176.0 km
Chocope	183.9 km
Juanjuí	189.8 km
Tingo María	209.0 km
Huánuco	224.9 km
Chepén	237.4 km
Pacasmayo	239.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	150.3 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	200.7 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	141.2 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	178.9 km

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