Earthquake details

Sunday, October 18, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, October 18, 1992 at 12:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 25.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.722 and latitude -9.268.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.8 km
Coordinates	-9.268, -78.722
UTC time	1992-10-18 12:43:09.190

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	25.7 km
Trujillo	132.6 km
Centenario	133.8 km
Huaraz	134.3 km
Chocope	173.3 km
Barranca	195.4 km
Pacasmayo	228.0 km
Cajamarca	235.5 km
Huacho	238.5 km
Chepén	240.3 km
Tocache	270.4 km
Saña	278.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

98.1 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

58.2 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

44.8 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

45.0 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

47.0 km

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