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USGS us2000659j

18 Jun 2016, 18:29

85 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 186 km depth.

Depth186 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 85 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina?

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-24.146700, -67.152600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000659j
Coordinates
-24.1467, -67.1526
Network
us
Significance
500