Earthquake details

Monday, August 4, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, August 4, 2014 at 03:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lambayeque (Peru - PE), about 189.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -81.607 and latitude -6.918.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.3 km
Coordinates	-6.918, -81.607
UTC time	2014-08-04 03:20:09.480

Location	Chiclayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lambayeque	189.5 km
La Unión	194.0 km
Chiclayo	195.8 km
Ferreñafe	203.3 km
Picsi	204.3 km
Catacaos	210.3 km
Paita	210.7 km
San Martin	219.0 km
Piura	220.1 km
Saña	223.7 km
Pacasmayo	231.1 km
Chepén	243.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Pacasmayo Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC	206.5 km
M 4.5 Pacasmayo Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC	195.2 km
M 5.0 Lambayeque Peru · 2025-06-12 03:36 UTC	196.8 km

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