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USGS usp000ca5f

11 Oct 2003, 15:35

64 km E of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 128.4 km depth.

Depth128.4 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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-17.832000, -69.352000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ca5f
Coordinates
-17.832, -69.352
Network
us
Significance
416