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USGS usp000je5n

30 Jan 2012, 05:11

6 km ESE of Pampa de Tate, Peru

A magnitude 6.4 mww earthquake at 43 km depth.

Depth43 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km ESE of Pampa de Tate, Peru?

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-14.168000, -75.635000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000je5n
Coordinates
-14.168, -75.635
Network
us
Significance
975