Earthquake details

Saturday, March 1, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, March 1, 1975 at 14:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pacasmayo (Peru - PE), about 289.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -81.971 and latitude -8.447.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-8.447, -81.971
UTC time	1975-03-01 14:53:19.000

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-03-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pacasmayo	289.1 km
Lambayeque	299.5 km
Chiclayo	300.1 km
Picsi	309.9 km
Chocope	311.6 km
Chepén	312.0 km
Saña	313.7 km
Ferreñafe	313.8 km
Trujillo	326.1 km
La Unión	365.1 km
Chimbote	378.1 km
Catacaos	381.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	327.7 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	264.6 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	334.2 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	294.4 km

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