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USGS us2000ha1k

7 Sept 2018, 03:39

85 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 93.1 km depth.

Depth93.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 85 km ESE of Vallenar, Chile?

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-28.869600, -69.945900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000ha1k
Coordinates
-28.8696, -69.9459
Network
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Significance
528