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USGS us20003k7a
16 Sept 2015, 23:54
48 km W of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 8.3 mww earthquake at 22.4 km depth.
Published location
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-31.572900, -71.674400
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Event ID
us20003k7a
Coordinates
-31.5729, -71.6744
Network
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Significance
1960