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USGS iscgem911801

17 Jan 1922, 03:50

143 km ESE of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru

A magnitude 7.9 mw earthquake at 475 km depth.

Depth475 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 143 km ESE of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru?

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-2.853000, -71.438000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem911801
Coordinates
-2.853, -71.438
Network
iscgem
Significance
960