Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 07:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 35.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.553 and latitude -9.392.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	60.1 km
Coordinates	-9.392, -78.553
UTC time	2005-11-16 07:21:32.060

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	35.6 km
Centenario	113.1 km
Huaraz	113.6 km
Trujillo	151.4 km
Barranca	174.0 km
Chocope	192.8 km
Huacho	217.3 km
Cajamarca	248.1 km
Pacasmayo	248.4 km
Chepén	259.7 km
Huánuco	260.6 km
Tocache	260.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

115.8 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

64.4 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

66.1 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

68.1 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

70.1 km

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