Earthquake details

Sunday, April 2, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, April 2, 1978 at 09:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arica (Peru - PE), about 126.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.275 and latitude -19.066.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 86.0 km
Coordinates -19.066, -69.275
UTC time 1978-04-02 09:07:07.100
Location Tacna
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-04-02

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.5
Tacna
Peru · 2026-04-19 18:20 UTC
134.2 km
M 4.2
Tacna
Peru · 2026-04-13 20:42 UTC
198.8 km
M 4.3
Tacna
Peru · 2026-03-27 18:55 UTC
171.9 km
M 4.8
Tacna
Peru · 2026-03-22 08:02 UTC
151.5 km
M 4.9
Tacna
Peru · 2026-03-09 15:41 UTC
83.2 km
M 4.2
Tacna
Peru · 2026-03-01 17:19 UTC
126.5 km
M 4.3
Tacna
Peru · 2026-02-15 09:14 UTC
114.0 km
M 4.4
Tacna
Peru · 2026-02-07 12:37 UTC
222.6 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.