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USGS us20005hz4

14 Apr 2016, 10:38

30 km ESE of Paine, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 110.5 km depth.

Depth110.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km ESE of Paine, Chile?

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-33.883300, -70.419200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005hz4
Coordinates
-33.8833, -70.4192
Network
us
Significance
415