Earthquake details

Monday, November 13, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, November 13, 2000 at 06:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chocope (Peru - PE), about 88.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.929 and latitude -8.175.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-8.175, -79.929
UTC time	2000-11-13 06:46:11.280

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-11-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chocope	88.9 km
Pacasmayo	94.8 km
Trujillo	99.3 km
Chepén	119.6 km
Saña	145.0 km
Chiclayo	156.6 km
Picsi	163.2 km
Lambayeque	164.1 km
Ferreñafe	171.7 km
Chimbote	177.9 km
Cajamarca	193.7 km
Jaén	301.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	132.9 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	58.5 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	134.8 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	103.9 km

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