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USGS us10003k6h

4 Oct 2015, 11:11

41 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 29.9 km depth.

Depth29.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km W of Ovalle, Chile?

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-30.656000, -71.627000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10003k6h
Coordinates
-30.656, -71.627
Network
us
Significance
385