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USGS us10004c96

8 Jan 2016, 01:12

42 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 24 km depth.

Depth24 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km W of Ovalle, Chile?

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-30.664000, -71.638300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004c96
Coordinates
-30.664, -71.6383
Network
us
Significance
514