Earthquake details

Saturday, June 25, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, June 25, 1983 at 19:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trujillo (Peru - PE), about 123.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.995 and latitude -8.684.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.9 km
Coordinates	-8.684, -79.995
UTC time	1983-06-25 19:00:29.740

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-06-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Trujillo	123.7 km
Chocope	130.9 km
Pacasmayo	150.3 km
Chimbote	160.1 km
Chepén	174.2 km
Saña	201.7 km
Chiclayo	213.6 km
Picsi	220.3 km
Lambayeque	221.0 km
Ferreñafe	228.8 km
Cajamarca	236.2 km
Centenario	286.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	110.2 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	49.0 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	115.9 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	76.7 km

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