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USGS us2000a7kk

12 Aug 2017, 13:54

85 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 9 km depth.

Depth9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 85 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile?

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-30.241200, -72.159800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000a7kk
Coordinates
-30.2412, -72.1598
Network
us
Significance
520