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USGS iscgem908650

27 Apr 1928, 21:35

41 km S of Mazuko, Peru

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km S of Mazuko, Peru?

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-13.476000, -70.402000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem908650
Coordinates
-13.476, -70.402
Network
iscgem
Significance
650