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USGS usp000jmfp

7 Jun 2012, 17:03

16 km S of Uñon, Peru

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 110 km depth.

Depth110 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16 km S of Uñon, Peru?

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-15.877000, -72.413000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jmfp
Coordinates
-15.877, -72.413
Network
us
Significance
587