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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.

Depth37 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 October 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km S of Las Yaras, Peru?

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-18.058000, -70.547000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hccn
Coordinates
-18.058, -70.547
Network
us
Significance
641