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USGS usp00089q2

28 Oct 1997, 06:15

51 km N of Barranca, Peru

A magnitude 7.2 mwc earthquake at 112 km depth.

Depth112 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 51 km N of Barranca, Peru?

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-4.368000, -76.681000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00089q2
Coordinates
-4.368, -76.681
Network
us
Significance
798