Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 21, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, April 21, 1982 at 02:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 51.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.815 and latitude -9.482.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	64.0 km
Coordinates	-9.482, -78.815
UTC time	1982-04-21 02:12:18.980

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-04-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	51.4 km
Centenario	141.1 km
Huaraz	141.4 km
Trujillo	153.9 km
Barranca	182.0 km
Chocope	193.4 km
Huacho	224.2 km
Pacasmayo	246.2 km
Chepén	260.1 km
Cajamarca	260.4 km
Huaral	284.9 km
Huánuco	286.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

120.8 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

34.6 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

45.8 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

57.3 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

60.6 km

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