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USGS us20004w4h

31 Jan 2016, 07:41

31 km E of San Fernando, Peru

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 156.7 km depth.

Depth156.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km E of San Fernando, Peru?

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-8.360600, -74.257500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20004w4h
Coordinates
-8.3606, -74.2575
Network
us
Significance
385