Earthquake details

Sunday, February 8, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 21:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lambayeque (Peru - PE), about 108.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.890 and latitude -6.757.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	75.7 km
Coordinates	-6.757, -80.890
UTC time	2009-02-08 21:23:17.160

Location	Chiclayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lambayeque	108.9 km
Chiclayo	116.0 km
Ferreñafe	122.4 km
Picsi	123.9 km
Saña	145.7 km
La Unión	151.7 km
Pacasmayo	162.3 km
Catacaos	167.5 km
Chepén	170.0 km
Piura	176.3 km
San Martin	176.6 km
Paita	187.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Pacasmayo Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC	147.0 km
M 4.5 Pacasmayo Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC	136.1 km
M 5.0 Lambayeque Peru · 2025-06-12 03:36 UTC	116.6 km

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