QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem839838
USGS iscgem839838
17 Jan 1967, 01:07
34 km S of El Hoyo, Argentina
A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 590.9 km depth.
Published location
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-27.335000, -63.204000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem839838
Coordinates
-27.335, -63.204
Network
iscgem
Significance
599