QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us20003k83
USGS us20003k83
17 Sept 2015, 00:16
71 km W of Illapel, Chile
A magnitude 6.1 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.
Published location
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-31.600000, -71.918900
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Event ID
us20003k83
Coordinates
-31.6, -71.9189
Network
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Significance
573