Earthquake details

Monday, June 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, June 4, 1979 at 12:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 148.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.771 and latitude -9.735.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.0 km
Coordinates	-9.735, -79.771
UTC time	1979-06-04 12:10:44.400

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-06-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	148.7 km
Trujillo	197.8 km
Chocope	224.6 km
Barranca	246.9 km
Centenario	247.1 km
Huaraz	247.3 km
Pacasmayo	260.8 km
Huacho	282.0 km
Chepén	282.1 km
Saña	314.2 km
Cajamarca	318.6 km
Chiclayo	330.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	115.9 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	132.5 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	125.5 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	104.6 km

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