Earthquake details

Sunday, February 16, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, February 16, 1975 at 16:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pacasmayo (Peru - PE), about 304.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -82.099 and latitude -8.494.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.0 km
Coordinates	-8.494, -82.099
UTC time	1975-02-16 16:13:40.300

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pacasmayo	304.1 km
Lambayeque	313.6 km
Chiclayo	314.4 km
Picsi	324.3 km
Chocope	326.6 km
Chepén	327.0 km
Ferreñafe	328.1 km
Saña	328.4 km
Trujillo	340.7 km
La Unión	375.4 km
Chimbote	391.0 km
Catacaos	391.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	340.7 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	278.5 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	347.3 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	307.4 km

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