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USGS us6000m56d

21 Jan 2024, 02:36

100 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 202.5 km depth.

Depth202.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 March 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 100 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina?

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-23.349000, -66.651600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000m56d
Coordinates
-23.349, -66.6516
Network
us
Significance
432