Earthquake details

Thursday, May 14, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, May 14, 1987 at 16:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Paita (Peru - PE), about 68.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -81.377 and latitude -5.644.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	28.6 km
Coordinates	-5.644, -81.377
UTC time	1987-05-14 16:04:26.430

Location	Piura
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1987-05-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Paita	68.3 km
La Unión	75.3 km
Catacaos	87.6 km
San Martin	93.6 km
Piura	96.5 km
Sullana	112.5 km
Talara	119.3 km
Tambo Grande	139.5 km
Chulucanas	147.9 km
Lambayeque	200.9 km
Ferreñafe	207.8 km
Chiclayo	211.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Sullana Peru · 2026-04-11 13:44 UTC	144.7 km
M 4.2 Piura Peru · 2025-12-01 06:37 UTC	40.7 km
M 4.4 San Martin Peru · 2025-10-11 23:52 UTC	75.6 km
M 5.1 Piura Peru · 2025-09-16 03:41 UTC	20.6 km
M 4.4 La Unión Peru · 2025-06-03 02:30 UTC	67.3 km
M 5.2 Piura Peru · 2025-05-14 20:13 UTC	41.2 km

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