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USGS iscgem892281

12 Dec 1953, 17:31

14 km NNE of Zorritos, Peru

A magnitude 7.3 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 14 km NNE of Zorritos, Peru?

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-3.552000, -80.636000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem892281
Coordinates
-3.552, -80.636
Network
iscgem
Significance
824