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USGS us1000e2j5

11 May 2018, 02:19

56 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 171.3 km depth.

Depth171.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina?

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-24.207800, -66.876200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000e2j5
Coordinates
-24.2078, -66.8762
Network
us
Significance
385