Earthquake details

Sunday, October 10, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 00:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cusco (Peru - PE), about 206.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.654 and latitude -11.695.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-11.695, -71.654
UTC time	2021-10-10 00:20:40.653

Location	Huancayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-10-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Cusco	206.2 km
Wanchaq	206.5 km
Santiago	207.1 km
Abancay	253.7 km
Tambopata	272.7 km
Puerto Maldonado	286.3 km
Sicuani	290.3 km
Ayacucho	323.3 km
Huancavelica	380.8 km
Huancayo	389.0 km
Chilca	389.6 km
Tarma	441.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Huancayo Peru · 2026-04-21 16:18 UTC	433.8 km
M 4.2 Huancayo Peru · 2026-02-17 14:16 UTC	332.7 km
M 4.5 La Oroya Peru · 2025-11-20 13:18 UTC	460.4 km

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