Earthquake details

Friday, December 16, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Friday, December 16, 2022 at 10:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lambayeque (Peru - PE), about 79.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.482 and latitude -7.122.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-7.122, -80.482
UTC time	2022-12-16 10:23:49.979

Location	Chiclayo
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2022-12-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lambayeque	79.0 km
Chiclayo	80.9 km
Picsi	90.7 km
Ferreñafe	93.6 km
Saña	102.0 km
Pacasmayo	105.2 km
Chepén	117.3 km
Chocope	157.8 km
La Unión	193.6 km
Trujillo	194.7 km
Catacaos	207.8 km
Piura	215.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Pacasmayo

Peru · 2026-03-24 11:39 UTC

86.5 km

M 4.5

Pacasmayo

Peru · 2025-09-05 14:27 UTC

75.4 km

M 5.0

Lambayeque

Peru · 2025-06-12 03:36 UTC

107.7 km

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