Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 15, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Tuesday, March 15, 1983 at 11:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chocope (Peru - PE), about 95.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.997 and latitude -8.172.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-8.172, -79.997
UTC time	1983-03-15 11:27:42.620

Location	Chocope
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chocope	95.4 km
Pacasmayo	97.9 km
Trujillo	106.7 km
Chepén	122.9 km
Saña	146.8 km
Chiclayo	156.9 km
Picsi	163.8 km
Lambayeque	164.0 km
Ferreñafe	172.2 km
Chimbote	184.3 km
Cajamarca	199.7 km
Jaén	304.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Pacasmayo Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC	64.5 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	64.0 km
M 4.5 Pacasmayo Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC	68.0 km

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