Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 05:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 136.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.678 and latitude -9.672.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.3 km
Coordinates	-9.672, -79.678
UTC time	2005-11-30 05:41:43.030

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-11-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	136.4 km
Trujillo	187.3 km
Chocope	215.3 km
Centenario	236.4 km
Huaraz	236.6 km
Barranca	241.3 km
Pacasmayo	253.1 km
Chepén	273.9 km
Huacho	277.5 km
Saña	306.7 km
Cajamarca	307.9 km
Chiclayo	323.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	103.8 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	124.2 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	113.4 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	93.9 km

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