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USGS us1000hpxh

9 Nov 2018, 18:54

49 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 25.8 km depth.

Depth25.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km W of Ovalle, Chile?

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-30.628500, -71.710800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hpxh
Coordinates
-30.6285, -71.7108
Network
us
Significance
418