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USGS us200050iw

16 Feb 2016, 10:46

26 km S of Atico, Peru

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 29 km depth.

Depth29 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km S of Atico, Peru?

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-16.444200, -73.604500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200050iw
Coordinates
-16.4442, -73.6045
Network
us
Significance
501