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M5.1 Earthquake near Near Coast of Northern Peru

UTC time: 2025-11-09 13:41:58 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Near Coast of Northern Peru

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M5.1 Earthquake near Near Coast of Northern Peru · 2025-11-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Near Coast of Northern Peru · 2025-11-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near Near Coast of Northern Peru on November 9, 2025 at 13:41 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USP and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
35b2e2d3f9de42116bbdbefe054ac39737a61a89
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-09 13:41:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
-7.18040, -79.87098

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Monsefú34.0 kmN25'707
Chiclayo45.7 kmN609'400

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones González International AirportPeru · CIX · SPHI
    43.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM4.0
M4.02025-11-09 23:40:39 UTC118.1 kmOFF COAST OF NORTHERN PERU M3.82025-12-02 01:46:26 UTC99.4 kmNEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU M3.62025-12-04 07:36:11 UTC142.4 kmNEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU M3.62025-12-09 00:13:21 UTC130.2 kmNEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU M4.02025-12-09 02:46:54 UTC45.8 kmOFF COAST OF NORTHERN PERU

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥44
Earlier events M≥51
Compared since2025-06-12

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.02025-06-12 03:36:12 UTC95.1 kmNEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU M4.82025-06-12 03:36:07 UTC123.7 kmNear Coast of Northern Peru M4.52025-08-05 23:31:10 UTC148.2 kmPeru M4.02025-07-01 09:24:32 UTC99.4 kmOFF COAST OF NORTHERN PERU

Stats (last 24h)

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