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USGS us2000ha13

7 Sept 2018, 03:12

8 km SE of Alausí, Ecuador

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 110.5 km depth.

Depth110.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km SE of Alausí, Ecuador?

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-2.253200, -78.790300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000ha13
Coordinates
-2.2532, -78.7903
Network
us
Significance
652