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USGS iscgem858940

28 Mar 1965, 17:33

7 km SSE of La Ligua, Chile

A magnitude 7.4 mw earthquake at 68.3 km depth.

Depth68.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km SSE of La Ligua, Chile?

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-32.516000, -71.206000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem858940
Coordinates
-32.516, -71.206
Network
iscgem
Significance
842