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USGS us1000776j

13 Nov 2016, 01:01

26 km ESE of Tinogasta, Argentina

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 118.8 km depth.

Depth118.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km ESE of Tinogasta, Argentina?

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-28.122500, -67.307100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000776j
Coordinates
-28.1225, -67.3071
Network
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Significance
432