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USGS gcmtc201005211556a

21 May 2010, 16:56

West Chile Rise

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 November 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is West Chile Rise?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-39.750000, -91.750000

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Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
gcmtc201005211556a
Coordinates
-39.75, -91.75
Network
gcmt
Significance
385