Earthquake details

Thursday, March 21, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, March 21, 1991 at 05:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 147.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.774 and latitude -9.710.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	24.7 km
Coordinates	-9.710, -79.774
UTC time	1991-03-21 05:53:12.060

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1991-03-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	147.6 km
Trujillo	195.4 km
Chocope	222.1 km
Centenario	247.2 km
Huaraz	247.4 km
Barranca	248.5 km
Pacasmayo	258.0 km
Chepén	279.4 km
Huacho	283.8 km
Saña	311.4 km
Cajamarca	316.2 km
Chiclayo	327.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	114.2 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	129.8 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	123.8 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	102.3 km

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