Earthquake details

Monday, July 20, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, July 20, 2020 at 01:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chocope (Peru - PE), about 105.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.975 and latitude -8.368.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	32.0 km
Coordinates	-8.368, -79.975
UTC time	2020-07-20 01:50:11.130

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2020-07-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chocope	105.0 km
Trujillo	107.9 km
Pacasmayo	116.5 km
Chepén	141.0 km
Saña	167.0 km
Chimbote	171.2 km
Chiclayo	178.4 km
Picsi	185.1 km
Lambayeque	185.7 km
Ferreñafe	193.6 km
Cajamarca	210.8 km
Centenario	297.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	123.6 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	49.7 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	126.9 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	92.2 km

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