Earthquake details

Saturday, October 31, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, October 31, 1981 at 10:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 166.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.726 and latitude -10.064.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.0 km
Coordinates	-10.064, -79.726
UTC time	1981-10-31 10:14:01.640

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-10-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	166.0 km
Barranca	227.7 km
Trujillo	229.9 km
Huaraz	248.4 km
Centenario	248.4 km
Chocope	259.0 km
Huacho	259.5 km
Pacasmayo	297.0 km
Chepén	317.8 km
Huaral	318.1 km
Cajamarca	349.9 km
Saña	350.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

208.1 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

84.4 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

115.9 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

138.0 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

141.8 km

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