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USGS us7000hcmn

26 May 2022, 13:02

10 km W of Azángaro, Peru

A magnitude 7.2 mww earthquake at 236 km depth.

Depth236 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 July 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 10 km W of Azángaro, Peru?

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-14.907600, -70.292400

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M 7.1

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15 km W of Lares, Peru

M 7

22 km NNE of Azángaro, Peru

M 7.5

81 km SSE of Puerto Rosario de Laberinto, Peru

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000hcmn
Coordinates
-14.9076, -70.2924
Network
us
Significance
877