Earthquake details

Monday, June 24, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, June 24, 1985 at 22:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 65.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.137 and latitude -8.828.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	60.8 km
Coordinates	-8.828, -79.137
UTC time	1985-06-24 22:21:38.460

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-06-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	65.8 km
Trujillo	80.1 km
Chocope	115.8 km
Pacasmayo	166.0 km
Chepén	181.3 km
Centenario	192.5 km
Huaraz	193.2 km
Cajamarca	198.1 km
Saña	218.1 km
Chiclayo	241.7 km
Picsi	245.1 km
Lambayeque	251.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	20.4 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	55.9 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	21.6 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	22.9 km

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