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USGS us60006rv1

15 Dec 2019, 18:42

73 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 154.9 km depth.

Depth154.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 73 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina?

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-24.178900, -67.039900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us60006rv1
Coordinates
-24.1789, -67.0399
Network
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Significance
385