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USGS us2000j6hy

20 Jan 2019, 01:32

10 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 6.7 mww earthquake at 63 km depth.

Depth63 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 10 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile?

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-30.040400, -71.381500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000j6hy
Coordinates
-30.0404, -71.3815
Network
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Significance
1600