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Sunday, December 27, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, December 27, 1981 at 21:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chocope (Peru - PE), about 101.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.965 and latitude -8.332.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	-8.332, -79.965
UTC time	1981-12-27 21:23:12.870

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-12-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chocope	101.7 km
Trujillo	105.8 km
Pacasmayo	112.4 km
Chepén	136.9 km
Saña	162.9 km
Chimbote	172.1 km
Chiclayo	174.3 km
Picsi	181.0 km
Lambayeque	181.7 km
Ferreñafe	189.5 km
Cajamarca	207.4 km
Centenario	298.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	124.9 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	50.6 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	128.0 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	94.0 km

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