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USGS usp00095q7

3 Apr 1999, 07:17

6 km SE of Camaná, Peru

A magnitude 6.8 mwc earthquake at 87.2 km depth.

Depth87.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-16.660000, -72.662000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00095q7
Coordinates
-16.66, -72.662
Network
us
Significance
711