Earthquake details

Monday, October 18, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, October 18, 1976 at 18:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 50.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.018 and latitude -9.239.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	62.0 km
Coordinates	-9.239, -79.018
UTC time	1976-10-18 18:36:36.700

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	50.1 km
Trujillo	125.0 km
Chocope	162.7 km
Centenario	166.3 km
Huaraz	166.8 km
Pacasmayo	213.5 km
Barranca	217.0 km
Chepén	228.7 km
Cajamarca	237.9 km
Huacho	259.2 km
Saña	265.6 km
Chiclayo	289.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

95.1 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

47.2 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

12.3 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

24.5 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

28.5 km

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