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USGS iscgem901770

18 Jan 1939, 01:44

33 km NW of La Serena, Chile

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km NW of La Serena, Chile?

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-29.662000, -71.449000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem901770
Coordinates
-29.662, -71.449
Network
iscgem
Significance
561