Earthquake details

Sunday, June 2, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, June 2, 1996 at 00:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 128.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.584 and latitude -9.682.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-9.682, -79.584
UTC time	1996-06-02 00:50:37.070

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-06-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	128.0 km
Trujillo	184.7 km
Chocope	214.2 km
Centenario	226.1 km
Huaraz	226.3 km
Barranca	231.9 km
Pacasmayo	254.0 km
Huacho	268.5 km
Chepén	274.1 km
Cajamarca	304.7 km
Saña	307.6 km
Chiclayo	325.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	98.0 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	124.7 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	107.5 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	91.2 km

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