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USGS usp000bdcu

29 Sept 2002, 03:52

0 km ESE of Sullana, Peru

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 39.7 km depth.

Depth39.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 0 km ESE of Sullana, Peru?

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-4.907000, -80.679000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bdcu
Coordinates
-4.907, -80.679
Network
us
Significance
385