Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 14, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Tuesday, December 14, 1993 at 06:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 53.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.012 and latitude -9.314.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	63.5 km
Coordinates	-9.314, -79.012
UTC time	1993-12-14 06:07:16.170

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-12-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	53.1 km
Trujillo	133.4 km
Centenario	164.3 km
Huaraz	164.7 km
Chocope	171.1 km
Barranca	210.2 km
Pacasmayo	221.7 km
Chepén	237.0 km
Cajamarca	245.9 km
Huacho	252.2 km
Saña	273.9 km
Chiclayo	297.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

103.2 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

39.1 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

17.2 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

32.9 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

36.9 km

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