Earthquake details

Sunday, April 26, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 23:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chocope (Peru - PE), about 89.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.832 and latitude -8.324.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.0 km
Coordinates	-8.324, -79.832
UTC time	2015-04-26 23:35:29.730

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-04-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chocope	89.7 km
Trujillo	91.4 km
Pacasmayo	106.7 km
Chepén	130.4 km
Saña	158.8 km
Chimbote	159.9 km
Chiclayo	172.8 km
Picsi	178.9 km
Lambayeque	180.8 km
Ferreñafe	187.6 km
Cajamarca	195.6 km
Centenario	285.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

113.9 km

M 4.8

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC

39.3 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC

116.3 km

M 4.4

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC

84.4 km

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