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USGS us20006hi2

25 Jul 2016, 18:26

54 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 72 km depth.

Depth72 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile?

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-26.106700, -70.511100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20006hi2
Coordinates
-26.1067, -70.5111
Network
us
Significance
584