Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 30, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, May 30, 1990 at 02:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Moyobamba (Peru - PE), about 28.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.229 and latitude -6.016.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	24.2 km
Coordinates	-6.016, -77.229
UTC time	1990-05-30 02:34:05.880

Location	Moyobamba
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1990-05-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Moyobamba	28.6 km
Chachapoyas	74.8 km
Yurimaguas	123.2 km
Juanjuí	140.6 km
Jaén	178.2 km
Cajamarca	190.0 km
Tocache	254.1 km
Chepén	277.6 km
Saña	279.0 km
Ferreñafe	291.6 km
Picsi	291.7 km
Chocope	295.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Moyobamba Peru · 2026-04-16 06:18 UTC	55.0 km
M 4.3 Moyobamba Peru · 2026-03-08 22:04 UTC	31.6 km
M 4.6 Moyobamba Peru · 2026-03-08 22:02 UTC	40.5 km
M 5.1 Moyobamba Peru · 2025-07-06 11:27 UTC	57.2 km

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