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USGS iscgem887612

29 Nov 1957, 22:19

51 km W of Atocha, Bolivia

A magnitude 7.7 mw earthquake at 232.5 km depth.

Depth232.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 51 km W of Atocha, Bolivia?

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-20.948000, -66.713000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem887612
Coordinates
-20.948, -66.713
Network
iscgem
Significance
912