Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 6, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Tuesday, August 6, 2002 at 14:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yurimaguas (Peru - PE), about 81.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -76.616 and latitude -5.355.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	106.8 km
Coordinates	-5.355, -76.616
UTC time	2002-08-06 14:26:12.200

Location	Moyobamba
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yurimaguas	81.8 km
Moyobamba	85.3 km
Chachapoyas	169.7 km
Juanjuí	203.2 km
Jaén	246.0 km
Cajamarca	289.8 km
Tocache	315.5 km
Loja	324.7 km
Saña	371.6 km
Chepén	374.0 km
Ferreñafe	379.2 km
Picsi	380.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Moyobamba Peru · 2026-04-16 06:18 UTC	121.0 km
M 4.3 Moyobamba Peru · 2026-03-08 22:04 UTC	115.5 km
M 4.6 Moyobamba Peru · 2026-03-08 22:02 UTC	108.4 km
M 5.1 Moyobamba Peru · 2025-07-06 11:27 UTC	48.8 km

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