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USGS usp000gk9b

15 Oct 2008, 01:17

36 km S of Cayarani, Peru

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 137.3 km depth.

Depth137.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 36 km S of Cayarani, Peru?

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-15.004000, -71.991000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gk9b
Coordinates
-15.004, -71.991
Network
us
Significance
385