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M6.9 · 24 km NNE of El Cardo, Peru · Was That A Quake?
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Major
M
6.9
24 km NNE of El Cardo, Peru
Historical event · Fri, 16 Feb 1979 10:08:53 GMT
Peak Ground Motion
MMI 7.1
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Depth
53 km
Time (UTC)
10:08
Date
1979-02-16
Latitude
-16.390°
Longitude
-72.658°
Source
USGS
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