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USGS usp000f48u

4 Feb 2007, 10:13

73 km S of Desaguadero, Peru

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 172.9 km depth.

Depth172.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 73 km S of Desaguadero, Peru?

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-17.230000, -69.103000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000f48u
Coordinates
-17.23, -69.103
Network
us
Significance
400