Earthquake details

Monday, March 18, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, March 18, 2002 at 02:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trujillo (Peru - PE), about 118.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.979 and latitude -8.616.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	48.6 km
Coordinates	-8.616, -79.979
UTC time	2002-03-18 02:01:58.110

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Trujillo	118.4 km
Chocope	124.1 km
Pacasmayo	142.6 km
Chimbote	160.7 km
Chepén	166.5 km
Saña	193.9 km
Chiclayo	205.9 km
Picsi	212.6 km
Lambayeque	213.3 km
Ferreñafe	221.1 km
Cajamarca	229.6 km
Centenario	287.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	111.1 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	45.7 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	116.3 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	77.8 km

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