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USGS us10005i77

18 May 2016, 15:49

65 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 148.4 km depth.

Depth148.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 65 km WSW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina?

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-24.394100, -66.930500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10005i77
Coordinates
-24.3941, -66.9305
Network
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Significance
416