Earthquakes by city Peru 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Chimbote today

Chimbote, Peru: 163 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

316,966

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

163

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.9

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Lima

Coordinates -9.075, -78.594

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.9

Chimbote, Peru

1970-05-31 20:23 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Chimbote today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Chimbote.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Chimbote.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Chimbote reached magnitude 7.9 on 1970-05-31 20:23 UTC, near Chimbote.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Chimbote today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Chimbote.

When was the last earthquake near Chimbote?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-02-10 23:11 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Chimbote?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Chimbote reached magnitude 7.9 on 1970-05-31 20:23 UTC, near Chimbote.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Chimbote

The map centers on Chimbote and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.8

Average depth

56.4 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 6 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-02-10 23:11	M 4.3	Chimbote Peru	59.6 km
2025-12-28 23:19	M 5.0	Chimbote Peru	72.7 km
2025-12-28 02:51	M 6.2	Trujillo Peru	58.0 km
2025-08-13 00:54	M 5.0	Chimbote Peru	68.0 km
2025-07-15 06:46	M 4.4	Trujillo Peru	56.4 km
2025-05-22 11:13	M 4.6	Chimbote Peru	59.6 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events

2025-08 1 events

2025-12 2 events

2026-02 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1970 M 7.9 max · 10 earthquakes 1985 M 6.4 max · 5 earthquakes 2025 M 6.2 max · 6 earthquakes 1927 M 5.9 max · 1 earthquakes 1992 M 5.7 max · 3 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.3	1
2025	M 6.2	6
2024	M 5.0	3
2023	M 4.8	4
2022	M 5.1	4
2021	M 4.7	5
2020	M 4.9	3
2019	M 5.2	2
2018	M 5.4	7
2017	M 5.3	4
2016	M 4.9	3
2015	M 5.1	6
2014	M 4.2	1
2013	M 5.4	6
2012	M 4.7	2
2011	M 4.2	1
2009	M 4.0	1
2008	M 4.8	4
2007	M 5.0	4
2006	M 4.9	4
2005	M 5.0	3
2004	M 4.7	3
2003	M 4.6	2
2002	M 4.9	6
2001	M 4.1	1
2000	M 4.6	3
1999	M 4.8	3
1998	M 4.7	1
1997	M 5.0	3
1996	M 4.5	2
1995	M 4.2	1
1994	M 4.9	1
1993	M 5.1	2
1992	M 5.7	3
1991	M 4.5	1
1990	M 5.6	1
1989	M 5.6	3
1988	M 5.0	2
1987	M 5.7	3
1986	M 5.4	2
1985	M 6.4	5
1984	M 5.2	3
1982	M 5.2	1
1980	M 5.3	3
1979	M 4.9	4
1977	M 5.3	2
1976	M 5.3	3
1975	M 5.2	4
1974	M 5.1	3
1973	M 4.9	6
1971	M 5.5	1
1970	M 7.9	10
1927	M 5.9	1