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USGS us20004z5r

10 Feb 2016, 00:47

44 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 28.8 km depth.

Depth28.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 April 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km W of Ovalle, Chile?

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-30.581200, -71.666300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20004z5r
Coordinates
-30.5812, -71.6663
Network
us
Significance
385