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USGS us2000j86l

24 Jan 2019, 10:28

18 km S of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 58.3 km depth.

Depth58.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 April 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km S of Coquimbo, Chile?

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-30.119100, -71.375300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000j86l
Coordinates
-30.1191, -71.3753
Network
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Significance
410