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USGS us2000g9l7

20 Jul 2018, 11:24

22 km ESE of Suncho Corral, Argentina

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 579 km depth.

Depth579 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 22 km ESE of Suncho Corral, Argentina?

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-28.027000, -63.228400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000g9l7
Coordinates
-28.027, -63.2284
Network
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Significance
482