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USGS us200065x1

22 Jun 2016, 04:54

47 km W of Ovalle, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 26 km depth.

Depth26 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km W of Ovalle, Chile?

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-30.635200, -71.692100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200065x1
Coordinates
-30.6352, -71.6921
Network
us
Significance
400