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USGS iscgemsup16957922

28 Sept 1906, 15:24

16 km W of Barranca, Peru

A magnitude 7.5 mB earthquake at 100 km depth.

Depth100 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16 km W of Barranca, Peru?

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-4.808000, -76.820000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup16957922
Coordinates
-4.808, -76.82
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
865