Earthquake details

Thursday, October 20, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, October 20, 1977 at 10:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chocope (Peru - PE), about 112.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.135 and latitude -8.247.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-8.247, -80.135
UTC time	1977-10-20 10:00:01.500

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chocope	112.7 km
Pacasmayo	112.9 km
Trujillo	122.6 km
Chepén	138.2 km
Saña	159.9 km
Chiclayo	167.4 km
Lambayeque	173.9 km
Picsi	174.9 km
Ferreñafe	183.0 km
Chimbote	193.0 km
Cajamarca	216.9 km
Jaén	318.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	145.7 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	71.5 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	148.9 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	114.3 km

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