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USGS usp000chr9

12 Jan 2004, 12:49

15 km WSW of Quicacha, Peru

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 82.5 km depth.

Depth82.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km WSW of Quicacha, Peru?

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-15.657000, -73.941000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000chr9
Coordinates
-15.657, -73.941
Network
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Significance
416