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USGS usd000a1k6

16 May 2019, 15:32

14 km N of Calana, Peru

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 114.1 km depth.

Depth114.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-17.813600, -70.171100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usd000a1k6
Coordinates
-17.8136, -70.1711
Network
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Significance
401