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USGS iscgem895680

14 Aug 1950, 23:51

44 km WNW of Quimilí, Argentina

A magnitude 7.1 mw earthquake at 610 km depth.

Depth610 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km WNW of Quimilí, Argentina?

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-27.507000, -62.838000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem895680
Coordinates
-27.507, -62.838
Network
iscgem
Significance
776