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USGS us20007guh

26 Oct 2016, 15:08

58 km SSW of San Alejandro, Peru

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 32 km depth.

Depth32 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 58 km SSW of San Alejandro, Peru?

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-9.315000, -75.417800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20007guh
Coordinates
-9.315, -75.4178
Network
us
Significance
407