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USGS iscgem913362

4 Dec 1918, 11:47

60 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile

A magnitude 8 mw earthquake at 40 km depth.

Depth40 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 60 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile?

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-26.462000, -70.650000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913362
Coordinates
-26.462, -70.65
Network
iscgem
Significance
987