Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 9, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Tuesday, August 9, 1983 at 19:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chocope (Peru - PE), about 91.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.833 and latitude -8.349.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-8.349, -79.833
UTC time	1983-08-09 19:19:58.470

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chocope	91.6 km
Trujillo	92.2 km
Pacasmayo	109.4 km
Chepén	133.0 km
Chimbote	158.5 km
Saña	161.6 km
Chiclayo	175.6 km
Picsi	181.7 km
Lambayeque	183.6 km
Ferreñafe	190.4 km
Cajamarca	197.5 km
Centenario	284.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	112.2 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	37.5 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	114.8 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	82.4 km

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