M5.2 earthquake 45 km WSW of Chimbote, Peru
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 45 km WSW of Chimbote, Peru on Sun, May 18, 1975, 12:10 AM GMT-5 (05:10 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-18 05:10:55 UTC
- Depth
- 66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.286° S, 78.944° W
- Region
- Peru
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b2g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.