Earthquake details

Monday, February 15, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, February 15, 2021 at 10:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pacasmayo (Peru - PE), about 215.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.986 and latitude -8.735.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-8.735, -80.986
UTC time	2021-02-15 10:32:42.958

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-02-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pacasmayo	215.4 km
Chocope	221.0 km
Trujillo	226.2 km
Chepén	240.7 km
Chiclayo	252.5 km
Saña	254.7 km
Lambayeque	255.9 km
Picsi	261.6 km
Chimbote	265.8 km
Ferreñafe	268.1 km
Cajamarca	325.1 km
La Unión	372.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	215.7 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	157.2 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	222.6 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	182.7 km

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