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USGS usp000fkd4

21 Aug 2007, 21:37

6 km WNW of Pisco, Peru

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km WNW of Pisco, Peru?

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-13.688000, -76.263000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fkd4
Coordinates
-13.688, -76.263
Network
us
Significance
434