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USGS us2000cr9m

30 Jan 2018, 14:23

27 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 34 km depth.

Depth34 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru?

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-15.849700, -74.609600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000cr9m
Coordinates
-15.8497, -74.6096
Network
us
Significance
468