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USGS usp000a9r2

16 Feb 2001, 13:19

11 km W of Lampa, Peru

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 210.1 km depth.

Depth210.1 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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-15.345000, -70.475000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a9r2
Coordinates
-15.345, -70.475
Network
us
Significance
465