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USGS us70003acf

22 Apr 2019, 19:29

78 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 157.8 km depth.

Depth157.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 78 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina?

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-24.246900, -67.088400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70003acf
Coordinates
-24.2469, -67.0884
Network
us
Significance
400