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USGS iscgemsup16958221

7 Dec 1912, 22:46

31 km SE of Villa Atamisqui, Argentina

A magnitude 7.3 mB earthquake at 620 km depth.

Depth620 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km SE of Villa Atamisqui, Argentina?

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-28.667000, -63.554000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup16958221
Coordinates
-28.667, -63.554
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
820