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USGS us2000a8iw
15 Aug 2017, 20:03
79 km W of Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10.2 km depth.
Published location
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-30.016100, -72.162400
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Event ID
us2000a8iw
Coordinates
-30.0161, -72.1624
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Significance
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