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USGS us1000744u

4 Nov 2016, 16:20

21 km SE of Curicó, Chile

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 90 km depth.

Depth90 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km SE of Curicó, Chile?

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-35.094500, -71.045700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000744u
Coordinates
-35.0945, -71.0457
Network
us
Significance
952