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USGS us10003itb

17 Sept 2015, 00:31

44 km W of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 December 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km W of Coquimbo, Chile?

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-29.988300, -71.795300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10003itb
Coordinates
-29.9883, -71.7953
Network
us
Significance
432