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USGS us1000j9nk

1 Mar 2019, 22:43

41 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 24 km depth.

Depth24 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 41 km W of Ovalle, Chile?

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-30.587600, -71.633600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000j9nk
Coordinates
-30.5876, -71.6336
Network
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Significance
387