Earthquake details

Thursday, November 29, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 07:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lambayeque (Peru - PE), about 129.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -81.070 and latitude -6.588.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-6.588, -81.070
UTC time	2012-11-29 07:09:12.130

Location	Chiclayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-11-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lambayeque	129.3 km
La Unión	136.9 km
Chiclayo	137.4 km
Ferreñafe	141.8 km
Picsi	144.5 km
Catacaos	153.2 km
San Martin	162.3 km
Piura	162.5 km
Paita	166.9 km
Saña	168.6 km
Pacasmayo	188.7 km
Sullana	192.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Pacasmayo Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC	174.4 km
M 4.5 Pacasmayo Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC	163.4 km
M 5.0 Lambayeque Peru · 2025-06-12 03:36 UTC	129.5 km

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