Earthquake details

Friday, June 5, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Friday, June 5, 1981 at 07:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huancayo (Peru - PE), about 182.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.713 and latitude -11.329.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	107.5 km
Coordinates	-11.329, -73.713
UTC time	1981-06-05 07:09:05.200

Location	Huancayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-06-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Huancayo	182.1 km
Chilca	183.5 km
Ayacucho	211.1 km
Huancavelica	212.1 km
Tarma	216.0 km
La Oroya	239.5 km
Abancay	272.0 km
Cerro de Pasco	287.5 km
Santiago	308.5 km
Cusco	309.3 km
Wanchaq	309.6 km
Huánuco	317.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Huancayo Peru · 2026-04-21 16:18 UTC	236.2 km
M 4.2 Huancayo Peru · 2026-02-17 14:16 UTC	164.0 km
M 4.5 La Oroya Peru · 2025-11-20 13:18 UTC	238.9 km

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