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USGS usp000e1zk

17 Oct 2005, 03:06

21 km W of Acarí, Peru

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 37.8 km depth.

Depth37.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km W of Acarí, Peru?

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-15.454000, -74.813000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e1zk
Coordinates
-15.454, -74.813
Network
us
Significance
385