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USGS usp0002san

26 Mar 1986, 22:06

127 km ENE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 608.5 km depth.

Depth608.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 127 km ENE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil?

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-7.125000, -71.638000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002san
Coordinates
-7.125, -71.638
Network
us
Significance
611