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USGS us10002mb3

29 Jun 2015, 10:09

27 km SSE of Atiquipa, Peru

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 28 km depth.

Depth28 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km SSE of Atiquipa, Peru?

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-16.025100, -74.255800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10002mb3
Coordinates
-16.0251, -74.2558
Network
us
Significance
521