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USGS usp000cwnb

30 May 2004, 17:43

18 km W of Camilaca, Peru

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 108.9 km depth.

Depth108.9 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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-17.243000, -70.546000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cwnb
Coordinates
-17.243, -70.546
Network
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Significance
465