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USGS us6000fr2z

2 Oct 2021, 13:52

163 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 589 km depth.

Depth589 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 163 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil?

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-9.590100, -71.160300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000fr2z
Coordinates
-9.5901, -71.1603
Network
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Significance
536