Earthquake details

Sunday, January 13, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, January 13, 1980 at 12:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 78.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.649 and latitude -9.776.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	63.0 km
Coordinates	-9.776, -78.649
UTC time	1980-01-13 12:02:17.600

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	78.3 km
Centenario	126.1 km
Huaraz	126.1 km
Barranca	145.2 km
Huacho	187.1 km
Trujillo	189.5 km
Chocope	229.7 km
Huaral	247.9 km
Huánuco	264.5 km
Cerro de Pasco	280.2 km
Pacasmayo	283.2 km
Cajamarca	291.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

155.2 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

48.3 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

82.1 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

94.7 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

98.0 km

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