QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0008e15
USGS usp0008e15
10 Jan 1998, 04:54
101 km E of Pangoa, Peru
A magnitude 6.4 mwb earthquake at 33 km depth.
Published location
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-12.029000, -72.074000
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Event ID
usp0008e15
Coordinates
-12.029, -72.074
Network
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Significance
630