Earthquake details

Saturday, January 10, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, January 10, 1998 at 04:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cusco (Peru - PE), about 166.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.074 and latitude -12.029.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-12.029, -72.074
UTC time	1998-01-10 04:54:25.390

Location	Cusco
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1998-01-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Cusco	166.7 km
Wanchaq	166.9 km
Santiago	167.1 km
Abancay	199.0 km
Ayacucho	265.2 km
Sicuani	265.8 km
Tambopata	304.2 km
Puerto Maldonado	320.0 km
Huancavelica	326.1 km
Huancayo	340.9 km
Chilca	341.3 km
Tarma	399.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Abancay Peru · 2025-10-10 20:11 UTC	200.2 km
M 4.3 Cusco Peru · 2025-08-07 07:59 UTC	223.7 km

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