Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 1, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, August 1, 1984 at 15:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 44.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.854 and latitude -9.386.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	65.4 km
Coordinates	-9.386, -78.854
UTC time	1984-08-01 15:16:40.330

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	44.9 km
Trujillo	142.7 km
Centenario	146.1 km
Huaraz	146.5 km
Chocope	182.1 km
Barranca	193.0 km
Pacasmayo	234.7 km
Huacho	235.4 km
Chepén	248.7 km
Cajamarca	250.4 km
Saña	286.1 km
Tocache	289.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

110.0 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

38.8 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

35.8 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

45.8 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

49.2 km

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