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USGS us7000lzhj

15 Feb 2024, 20:53

13 km NW of Chancay, Peru

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 67.3 km depth.

Depth67.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 April 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-11.486900, -77.357900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000lzhj
Coordinates
-11.4869, -77.3579
Network
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Significance
447