Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 21, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Tuesday, January 21, 1975 at 14:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 106.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.103 and latitude -9.887.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-9.887, -79.103
UTC time	1975-01-21 14:25:23.100

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	106.3 km
Barranca	175.1 km
Huaraz	177.4 km
Centenario	177.4 km
Trujillo	197.3 km
Huacho	212.9 km
Chocope	233.6 km
Huaral	273.9 km
Pacasmayo	281.5 km
Chepén	298.5 km
Cajamarca	310.3 km
Huánuco	313.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	100.7 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	156.0 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	107.5 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	112.6 km

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