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USGS usp000eu5d

30 Sept 2006, 17:26

26 km W of Chichas, Peru

A magnitude 6 mwb earthquake at 107 km depth.

Depth107 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km W of Chichas, Peru?

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-15.588000, -73.160000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000eu5d
Coordinates
-15.588, -73.16
Network
us
Significance
555