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USGS us20004z6p

10 Feb 2016, 01:14

44 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mwr earthquake at 33.8 km depth.

Depth33.8 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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-30.676000, -71.654200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20004z6p
Coordinates
-30.676, -71.6542
Network
us
Significance
401