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USGS us7000gykg

31 Mar 2022, 01:11

40 km W of Caleta de Carquín, Peru

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 52 km depth.

Depth52 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 June 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km W of Caleta de Carquín, Peru?

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-11.159600, -77.994600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000gykg
Coordinates
-11.1596, -77.9946
Network
us
Significance
405