Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 23, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, July 23, 1997 at 14:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 32.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.845 and latitude -9.234.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	65.6 km
Coordinates	-9.234, -78.845
UTC time	1997-07-23 14:52:03.680

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-07-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	32.8 km
Trujillo	126.1 km
Centenario	147.8 km
Huaraz	148.3 km
Chocope	165.9 km
Barranca	206.0 km
Pacasmayo	219.2 km
Chepén	232.6 km
Cajamarca	233.6 km
Huacho	248.8 km
Saña	270.2 km
Tocache	281.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

93.1 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

53.6 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

30.9 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

32.4 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

35.1 km

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