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USGS us1000hbfe

13 Oct 2018, 01:13

13 km WSW of Pisco, Peru

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 39.9 km depth.

Depth39.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 December 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km WSW of Pisco, Peru?

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-13.746800, -76.326700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hbfe
Coordinates
-13.7468, -76.3267
Network
us
Significance
419