Earthquake details

Saturday, March 30, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 17:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 68.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.054 and latitude -9.492.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-9.492, -79.054
UTC time	2013-03-30 17:30:47.180

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2013-03-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	68.6 km
Trujillo	153.2 km
Centenario	167.3 km
Huaraz	167.6 km
Chocope	190.2 km
Barranca	198.8 km
Pacasmayo	239.7 km
Huacho	239.8 km
Chepén	255.7 km
Cajamarca	266.3 km
Saña	292.3 km
Huaral	300.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-09-21 03:58 UTC

123.5 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-07-23 02:55 UTC

18.8 km

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

32.7 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-12-28 23:19 UTC

52.5 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

56.6 km

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