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USGS us6000tip9

6 Aug 2026, 19:57

2 km WNW of Yanacancha, Peru

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km WNW of Yanacancha, Peru?

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-12.191600, -75.406600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000tip9
Coordinates
-12.1916, -75.4066
Network
us
Significance
435