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USGS iscgemsup794653

17 Jun 1970, 05:44

26 km N of Yura, Peru

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 108.6 km depth.

Depth108.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated17 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km N of Yura, Peru?

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-16.015000, -71.724000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgemsup794653

Coordinates

-16.015, -71.724

Network

iscgemsup

Significance

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