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USGS iscgem912690

17 Dec 1920, 19:00

26 km S of Nueve de Julio, Argentina

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km S of Nueve de Julio, Argentina?

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-31.905000, -68.412000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem912690
Coordinates
-31.905, -68.412
Network
iscgem
Significance
699