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USGS us100029nb

16 May 2015, 02:19

63 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 144.8 km depth.

Depth144.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 63 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru?

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-7.825200, -74.398200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100029nb
Coordinates
-7.8252, -74.3982
Network
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Significance
400