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USGS usp000bxzt

24 May 2003, 01:30

10 km W of Pichigua, Peru

A magnitude 5.6 mwb earthquake at 143.8 km depth.

Depth143.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-14.668000, -71.514000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bxzt
Coordinates
-14.668, -71.514
Network
us
Significance
482