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USGS usb000jzma

25 Sept 2013, 17:42

16 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru

A magnitude 7.1 mww earthquake at 40 km depth.

Depth40 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru?

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-15.838500, -74.511200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000jzma
Coordinates
-15.8385, -74.5112
Network
us
Significance
843