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USGS us100041t7

27 Nov 2015, 21:00

65 km N of Taltal, Chile

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 34 km depth.

Depth34 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 65 km N of Taltal, Chile?

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-24.828000, -70.600900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100041t7
Coordinates
-24.828, -70.6009
Network
us
Significance
607