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USGS iscgem816874

9 Sept 1968, 01:37

30 km E of Honoria, Peru

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 142.3 km depth.

Depth142.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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-8.752000, -74.434000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem816874
Coordinates
-8.752, -74.434
Network
iscgem
Significance
565