Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 14, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, December 14, 1994 at 22:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chocope (Peru - PE), about 131.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.185 and latitude -8.485.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-8.485, -80.185
UTC time	1994-12-14 22:20:02.430

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-12-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chocope	131.3 km
Trujillo	133.7 km
Pacasmayo	138.4 km
Chepén	163.5 km
Saña	186.6 km
Chimbote	187.0 km
Chiclayo	194.5 km
Lambayeque	201.0 km
Picsi	202.0 km
Ferreñafe	210.1 km
Cajamarca	237.0 km
Centenario	313.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	137.6 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	68.4 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	142.4 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	104.5 km

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