Earthquake details

Thursday, July 29, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 00:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chocope (Peru - PE), about 102.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.967 and latitude -8.342.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.0 km
Coordinates	-8.342, -79.967
UTC time	2021-07-29 00:32:13.932

Location	Trujillo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-07-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chocope	102.5 km
Trujillo	106.3 km
Pacasmayo	113.6 km
Chepén	138.1 km
Saña	164.0 km
Chimbote	171.8 km
Chiclayo	175.4 km
Picsi	182.1 km
Lambayeque	182.8 km
Ferreñafe	190.6 km
Cajamarca	208.3 km
Centenario	298.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 6.2 Trujillo Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC	124.5 km
M 4.8 Trujillo Peru · 2025-11-09 13:42 UTC	50.2 km
M 5.0 Chimbote Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC	127.6 km
M 4.4 Trujillo Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC	93.4 km

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