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USGS usp000hccn
6 May 2010, 03:42
21 km S of Las Yaras, Peru
A magnitude 6.2 mwc earthquake at 37 km depth.
Published location
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-18.058000, -70.547000
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Event ID
usp000hccn
Coordinates
-18.058, -70.547
Network
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Significance
641