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USGS usc000sxjb

15 Nov 2014, 05:20

14 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 152.7 km depth.

Depth152.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 14 km ENE of Chuquitira, Peru?

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-17.235100, -69.917000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000sxjb
Coordinates
-17.2351, -69.917
Network
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Significance
385