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USGS usp00049xz

30 May 1990, 03:34

6 km ESE of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 24.2 km depth.

Depth24.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km ESE of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru?

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-6.016000, -77.229000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00049xz
Coordinates
-6.016, -77.229
Network
us
Significance
670