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USGS us6000jp8r

15 Feb 2023, 22:12

106 km SE of Colchane, Chile

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 170.2 km depth.

Depth170.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 106 km SE of Colchane, Chile?

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-20.042300, -68.024400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jp8r
Coordinates
-20.0423, -68.0244
Network
us
Significance
385