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USGS us2000a7gq
11 Aug 2017, 22:45
18 km ESE of Atico, Peru
A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 41 km depth.
Published location
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-16.298600, -73.474400
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Event ID
us2000a7gq
Coordinates
-16.2986, -73.4744
Network
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Significance
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