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USGS usp000jxmz

30 Dec 2012, 20:49

46 km E of Salvación, Peru

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 28.3 km depth.

Depth28.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km E of Salvación, Peru?

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-12.861000, -70.938000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jxmz
Coordinates
-12.861, -70.938
Network
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Significance
416