Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 7, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, June 7, 1989 at 17:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 40.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.940 and latitude -9.202.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	67.4 km
Coordinates	-9.202, -78.940
UTC time	1989-06-07 17:40:04.980

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-06-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	40.6 km
Trujillo	121.3 km
Centenario	158.7 km
Huaraz	159.3 km
Chocope	160.1 km
Pacasmayo	212.3 km
Barranca	215.0 km
Chepén	226.5 km
Cajamarca	232.0 km
Huacho	257.6 km
Saña	263.8 km
Chiclayo	288.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

89.9 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

53.0 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

20.3 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

23.3 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

26.6 km

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