Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 22:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trujillo (Peru - PE), about 172.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.348 and latitude -8.954.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-8.954, -80.348
UTC time	2018-05-22 22:12:20.060

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Trujillo	172.4 km
Chocope	179.2 km
Pacasmayo	192.9 km
Chimbote	193.3 km
Chepén	217.7 km
Saña	241.7 km
Chiclayo	249.3 km
Lambayeque	255.4 km
Picsi	256.9 km
Ferreñafe	265.0 km
Cajamarca	284.9 km
Centenario	315.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	143.8 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	96.2 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	151.4 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	111.7 km

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