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USGS us20008sfi

16 Mar 2017, 08:08

55 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 176.6 km depth.

Depth176.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina?

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-24.149100, -66.857400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20008sfi
Coordinates
-24.1491, -66.8574
Network
us
Significance
401