Earthquake details

Sunday, October 2, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, October 2, 1977 at 18:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 64.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.175 and latitude -8.981.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	46.0 km
Coordinates	-8.981, -79.175
UTC time	1977-10-02 18:46:35.600

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	64.8 km
Trujillo	97.6 km
Chocope	132.5 km
Pacasmayo	181.3 km
Centenario	190.3 km
Huaraz	190.9 km
Chepén	197.5 km
Cajamarca	215.5 km
Saña	233.9 km
Barranca	250.3 km
Chiclayo	256.7 km
Picsi	260.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	14.9 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	63.6 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	23.3 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	19.5 km

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