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USGS usp00073vq

23 Sept 1995, 23:31

81 km W of Paramonga, Peru

A magnitude 6.5 mwb earthquake at 59.9 km depth.

Depth59.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 81 km W of Paramonga, Peru?

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-10.680000, -78.581000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00073vq
Coordinates
-10.68, -78.581
Network
us
Significance
650