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USGS iscgem794176

31 Jul 1970, 18:08

95 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru

A magnitude 8 mw earthquake at 644.8 km depth.

Depth644.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 95 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru?

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-1.597000, -72.532000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem794176
Coordinates
-1.597, -72.532
Network
iscgem
Significance
985