Earthquake details

Saturday, January 29, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, January 29, 1994 at 15:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cusco (Peru - PE), about 208.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.443 and latitude -11.713.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-11.713, -72.443
UTC time	1994-01-29 15:46:01.970

Location	Huancayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-01-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Cusco	208.0 km
Santiago	208.0 km
Wanchaq	208.3 km
Abancay	219.1 km
Ayacucho	251.7 km
Huancavelica	299.8 km
Huancayo	303.4 km
Chilca	304.1 km
Sicuani	313.7 km
Tambopata	352.5 km
Tarma	355.6 km
Puerto Maldonado	367.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Huancayo Peru · 2026-04-21 16:18 UTC	349.4 km
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M 4.5 La Oroya Peru · 2025-11-20 13:18 UTC	374.5 km

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