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USGS us6000mzxl

21 May 2024, 00:53

5 km WSW of Azángaro, Peru

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 227.4 km depth.

Depth227.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 August 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km WSW of Azángaro, Peru?

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-14.918800, -70.246400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000mzxl
Coordinates
-14.9188, -70.2464
Network
us
Significance
400