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USGS us6000gbfe

11 Dec 2021, 14:54

42 km N of La Serena, Chile

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 45 km depth.

Depth45 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km N of La Serena, Chile?

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-29.527000, -71.299200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000gbfe
Coordinates
-29.527, -71.2992
Network
us
Significance
525