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USGS usp000jbdu

26 Nov 2011, 06:59

39 km W of Paramonga, Peru

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 51 km depth.

Depth51 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 March 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 39 km W of Paramonga, Peru?

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-10.708000, -78.192000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jbdu
Coordinates
-10.708, -78.192
Network
us
Significance
416