Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 20:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 52.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.053 and latitude -8.942.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	57.6 km
Coordinates	-8.942, -79.053
UTC time	2019-01-15 20:24:08.530

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2019-01-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	52.6 km
Trujillo	92.0 km
Chocope	129.4 km
Centenario	179.1 km
Huaraz	179.8 km
Pacasmayo	180.9 km
Chepén	195.6 km
Cajamarca	207.1 km
Saña	232.7 km
Barranca	245.8 km
Chiclayo	256.8 km
Picsi	259.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9

Trujillo

Peru · 2026-06-04 09:00 UTC

90.9 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

4.8 km

M 4.8

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC

70.7 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC

9.3 km

M 4.4

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC

31.0 km

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