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USGS iscgem900446

25 Aug 1942, 21:15

60 km W of San Juan, Peru

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 60 km W of San Juan, Peru?

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-15.291000, -75.716000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem900446
Coordinates
-15.291, -75.716
Network
iscgem
Significance
613