Earthquake details

Sunday, August 7, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, August 7, 2005 at 11:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pacasmayo (Peru - PE), about 85.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.026 and latitude -8.019.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.2 km
Coordinates	-8.019, -80.026
UTC time	2005-08-07 11:20:29.390

Location	Chocope
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-08-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pacasmayo	85.2 km
Chocope	92.2 km
Trujillo	110.3 km
Chepén	110.6 km
Saña	131.9 km
Chiclayo	140.4 km
Lambayeque	147.3 km
Picsi	147.6 km
Ferreñafe	155.8 km
Cajamarca	193.4 km
Chimbote	196.7 km
Jaén	290.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Pacasmayo

Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC

49.1 km

M 4.8

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC

78.6 km

M 4.5

Pacasmayo

Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC

51.3 km

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