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USGS iscgem906680

18 Mar 1931, 08:02

37 km S of San Antonio, Chile

A magnitude 7.2 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 37 km S of San Antonio, Chile?

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-33.926000, -71.556000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem906680
Coordinates
-33.926, -71.556
Network
iscgem
Significance
798