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USGS us10003rd9
17 Sept 2015, 03:21
161 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-31.982000, -72.850600
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Event ID
us10003rd9
Coordinates
-31.982, -72.8506
Network
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Significance
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