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USGS usp000e22f

17 Oct 2005, 20:23

50 km E of Palca, Peru

A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 123 km depth.

Depth123 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km E of Palca, Peru?

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-17.775000, -69.486000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e22f
Coordinates
-17.775, -69.486
Network
us
Significance
501