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USGS gcmtc201003172027a
17 Mar 2010, 20:27
West Chile Rise
A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is West Chile Rise?
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-42.500000, -83.500000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
gcmtc201003172027a
Coordinates
-42.5, -83.5
Network
gcmt
Significance
385