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USGS us2000a7ta

13 Aug 2017, 17:51

41 km ENE of Santa Rosa, Peru

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 32 km depth.

Depth32 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km ENE of Santa Rosa, Peru?

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-10.721400, -74.566200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000a7ta
Coordinates
-10.7214, -74.5662
Network
us
Significance
521