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USGS usp0002291

26 Feb 1984, 08:18

11 km N of Ilabaya, Peru

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 113.1 km depth.

Depth113.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-17.316000, -70.526000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002291
Coordinates
-17.316, -70.526
Network
us
Significance
572