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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.

Depth10.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 79 km W of Coquimbo, Chile?

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-30.016100, -72.162400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000a8iw
Coordinates
-30.0161, -72.1624
Network
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Significance
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