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USGS us20003kdq
17 Sept 2015, 00:09
59 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile
A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 37.8 km depth.
Published location
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-31.105500, -71.405000
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Event ID
us20003kdq
Coordinates
-31.1055, -71.405
Network
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Significance
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