Earthquake details

Sunday, February 1, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, February 1, 1976 at 15:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chiclayo (Peru - PE), about 94.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.444 and latitude -7.377.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	43.0 km
Coordinates	-7.377, -80.444
UTC time	1976-02-01 15:58:20.900

Location	Chiclayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-02-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chiclayo	94.8 km
Lambayeque	95.9 km
Pacasmayo	96.4 km
Picsi	104.6 km
Saña	108.0 km
Ferreñafe	109.5 km
Chepén	113.8 km
Chocope	142.5 km
Trujillo	176.3 km
Cajamarca	215.9 km
La Unión	222.3 km
Catacaos	236.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Pacasmayo Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC	68.4 km
M 4.5 Pacasmayo Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC	57.1 km
M 5.0 Lambayeque Peru · 2025-06-12 03:36 UTC	130.1 km

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