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USGS usp000jeut

12 Feb 2012, 09:28

7 km WNW of Tocota, Peru

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 65.5 km depth.

Depth65.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 March 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km WNW of Tocota, Peru?

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-15.640000, -74.157000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jeut
Coordinates
-15.64, -74.157
Network
us
Significance
387