Earthquake details

Sunday, April 2, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 01:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lambayeque (Peru - PE), about 114.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.904 and latitude -6.981.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-6.981, -80.904
UTC time	2017-04-02 01:38:53.820

Location	Chiclayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-04-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lambayeque	114.6 km
Chiclayo	119.8 km
Picsi	128.8 km
Ferreñafe	129.0 km
Saña	146.3 km
Pacasmayo	154.5 km
Chepén	165.7 km
La Unión	176.6 km
Catacaos	192.4 km
Piura	201.1 km
San Martin	201.5 km
Chocope	206.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Pacasmayo Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC	133.8 km
M 4.5 Pacasmayo Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC	122.5 km
M 5.0 Lambayeque Peru · 2025-06-12 03:36 UTC	130.2 km

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