Earthquake details

Friday, October 2, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Friday, October 2, 1987 at 22:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trujillo (Peru - PE), about 118.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.954 and latitude -8.143.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.8 km
Coordinates	-8.143, -77.954
UTC time	1987-10-02 22:27:55.870

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Trujillo	118.6 km
Cajamarca	124.6 km
Chimbote	125.4 km
Chocope	145.1 km
Tocache	158.0 km
Centenario	159.8 km
Huaraz	161.1 km
Juanjuí	172.8 km
Chepén	191.8 km
Pacasmayo	196.6 km
Chachapoyas	213.0 km
Saña	225.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	151.5 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	183.5 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	141.8 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	173.4 km

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