QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000b9dq
USGS usp000b9dq
6 Aug 2002, 15:26
58 km S of Barranca, Peru
A magnitude 5.3 mwb earthquake at 106.8 km depth.
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-5.355000, -76.616000
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Event ID
usp000b9dq
Coordinates
-5.355, -76.616
Network
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Significance
432