Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 10:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pacasmayo (Peru - PE), about 211.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -81.086 and latitude -8.560.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.0 km
Coordinates	-8.560, -81.086
UTC time	2005-09-20 10:53:28.900

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-09-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pacasmayo	211.0 km
Chocope	222.5 km
Trujillo	231.8 km
Chepén	235.9 km
Chiclayo	241.9 km
Lambayeque	244.5 km
Saña	246.8 km
Picsi	251.3 km
Ferreñafe	257.3 km
Chimbote	280.1 km
Cajamarca	324.7 km
La Unión	353.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	229.8 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	167.0 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	236.2 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	196.4 km

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