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USGS us7000g9vi

7 Jan 2022, 10:27

6 km NW of Cocachacra, Peru

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 95.8 km depth.

Depth95.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km NW of Cocachacra, Peru?

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-11.865900, -76.575300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000g9vi
Coordinates
-11.8659, -76.5753
Network
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Significance
719