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USGS us100042fk

1 Dec 2015, 13:39

22 km SSW of Tarucani, Peru

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 117.3 km depth.

Depth117.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 22 km SSW of Tarucani, Peru?

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-16.379000, -71.112300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100042fk
Coordinates
-16.379, -71.1123
Network
us
Significance
387