Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 21, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, August 21, 1985 at 22:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 83.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.298 and latitude -8.385.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-8.385, -78.298
UTC time	1985-08-21 22:45:18.250

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-08-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	83.4 km
Trujillo	86.0 km
Chocope	121.4 km
Cajamarca	137.8 km
Centenario	151.6 km
Huaraz	152.8 km
Pacasmayo	178.1 km
Chepén	179.3 km
Tocache	197.0 km
Saña	216.1 km
Juanjuí	219.3 km
Chachapoyas	244.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	105.2 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	141.0 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	95.5 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	127.3 km

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