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USGS us7000crmx

16 Dec 2020, 17:48

2 km SSE of Quequeña, Peru

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 90.4 km depth.

Depth90.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-16.575600, -71.443300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000crmx
Coordinates
-16.5756, -71.4433
Network
us
Significance
507