Earthquake details

Saturday, October 29, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, October 29, 2005 at 06:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trujillo (Peru - PE), about 101.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.837 and latitude -8.555.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.5 km
Coordinates	-8.555, -79.837
UTC time	2005-10-29 06:38:58.250

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-10-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Trujillo	101.4 km
Chocope	108.7 km
Pacasmayo	131.8 km
Chimbote	148.5 km
Chepén	154.9 km
Saña	184.3 km
Chiclayo	198.6 km
Picsi	204.7 km
Lambayeque	206.5 km
Ferreñafe	213.4 km
Cajamarca	213.8 km
Centenario	275.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	99.8 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	29.6 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	104.0 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	67.4 km

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