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USGS us10006mci

6 Sept 2016, 08:37

124 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 148.5 km depth.

Depth148.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 124 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia?

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-21.226400, -67.697400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006mci
Coordinates
-21.2264, -67.6974
Network
us
Significance
385