Earthquake details

Sunday, May 18, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, May 18, 1975 at 05:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 45.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.944 and latitude -9.286.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	66.0 km
Coordinates	-9.286, -78.944
UTC time	1975-05-18 05:10:55.400

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-05-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	45.1 km
Trujillo	130.6 km
Centenario	157.3 km
Huaraz	157.8 km
Chocope	169.2 km
Barranca	207.9 km
Pacasmayo	221.0 km
Chepén	235.5 km
Cajamarca	241.2 km
Huacho	250.2 km
Saña	272.7 km
Tocache	293.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

99.2 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

44.0 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

21.8 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

31.6 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

35.2 km

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