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USGS usp0004tuc

6 Jul 1991, 13:19

15 km W of Lares, Peru

A magnitude 7 mwb earthquake at 104.5 km depth.

Depth104.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km W of Lares, Peru?

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-13.108000, -72.187000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0004tuc
Coordinates
-13.108, -72.187
Network
us
Significance
754