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M7.9 · 34 km SW of Chimbote, Peru · Was That A Quake?
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M
7.9
34 km SW of Chimbote, Peru
Historical event · Sun, 31 May 1970 20:23:30 GMT
Peak Ground Motion
MMI 7.9
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Depth
58 km
Time (UTC)
20:23
Date
1970-05-31
Latitude
-9.266°
Longitude
-78.847°
Source
USGS
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