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USGS us20008mhp
26 Feb 2017, 08:59
91 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile
A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 34.7 km depth.
Published location
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-28.960200, -71.588300
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Event ID
us20008mhp
Coordinates
-28.9602, -71.5883
Network
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Significance
386