Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 21, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, February 21, 1996 at 12:51 UTC with a magnitude of 7.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 123.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.587 and latitude -9.593.

Magnitude	7.5
Alert	Extreme
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-9.593, -79.587
UTC time	1996-02-21 12:51:01.300

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1996-02-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	123.4 km
Trujillo	175.5 km
Chocope	204.5 km
Centenario	225.9 km
Huaraz	226.2 km
Barranca	237.4 km
Pacasmayo	244.1 km
Chepén	264.3 km
Huacho	274.8 km
Cajamarca	295.7 km
Saña	297.7 km
Chiclayo	315.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	90.6 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	114.8 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	100.2 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	82.0 km

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