Earthquake details

Sunday, December 28, 2025 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 23:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 50.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.045 and latitude -9.020.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	72.7 km
Coordinates	-9.020, -79.045
UTC time	2025-12-28 23:19:55.859

Location	Chimbote
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2025-12-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chimbote	50.0 km
Trujillo	100.6 km
Chocope	138.1 km
Centenario	175.4 km
Huaraz	176.1 km
Pacasmayo	189.3 km
Chepén	204.2 km
Cajamarca	215.2 km
Barranca	238.2 km
Saña	241.2 km
Chiclayo	265.2 km
Picsi	268.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Chimbote

Peru · 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

22.5 km

M 6.2

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-12-28 02:51 UTC

4.1 km

M 5.0

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-08-13 00:54 UTC

13.1 km

M 4.4

Trujillo

Peru · 2025-07-15 06:46 UTC

34.2 km

M 4.6

Chimbote

Peru · 2025-05-22 11:13 UTC

13.8 km

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