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USGS usp000fmtb

10 Sept 2007, 01:13

40 km E of Chuquitira, Peru

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 44.8 km depth.

Depth44.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km E of Chuquitira, Peru?

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-17.281000, -69.663000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fmtb
Coordinates
-17.281, -69.663
Network
us
Significance
416