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USGS us10006qzq

20 Sept 2016, 06:05

11 km S of Ilabaya, Peru

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 101.3 km depth.

Depth101.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 December 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km S of Ilabaya, Peru?

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-17.523900, -70.492700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006qzq
Coordinates
-17.5239, -70.4927
Network
us
Significance
385