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USGS usp000ja1y

28 Oct 2011, 23:00

62 km SSW of Santiago, Peru

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 25.9 km depth.

Depth25.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 March 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km SSW of Santiago, Peru?

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-14.670000, -76.014000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ja1y
Coordinates
-14.67, -76.014
Network
us
Significance
388