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USGS us10008kcs

24 Apr 2017, 22:46

41 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 16.4 km depth.

Depth16.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 July 2017Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km W of Valparaíso, Chile?

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-32.972200, -72.072400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10008kcs
Coordinates
-32.9722, -72.0724
Network
us
Significance
418