Earthquake details

Thursday, April 29, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, April 29, 1976 at 23:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 76.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.273 and latitude -9.205.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	68.0 km
Coordinates	-9.205, -79.273
UTC time	1976-04-29 23:30:17.000

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-04-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	76.0 km
Trujillo	124.1 km
Chocope	157.5 km
Centenario	194.5 km
Huaraz	195.0 km
Pacasmayo	203.5 km
Chepén	221.1 km
Barranca	238.4 km
Cajamarca	242.7 km
Saña	256.8 km
Chiclayo	278.0 km
Huacho	279.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

100.4 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

55.1 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

16.2 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

32.4 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

35.6 km

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