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USGS usp000gt8f

29 Jan 2009, 22:28

70 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil

A magnitude 5.6 mwb earthquake at 602.4 km depth.

Depth602.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 70 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil?

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-8.108000, -71.402000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.6

126 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru

M 5.7

130 km NNW of Salvación, Peru

M 5.4

100 km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil

M 5.3

66 km WNW of Tarauacá, Brazil

M 5.9

163 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil

M 5.2

Acre, Brazil

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gt8f
Coordinates
-8.108, -71.402
Network
us
Significance
482