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USGS us70005lt4

26 Sept 2019, 17:36

30 km W of Villa La Angostura, Argentina

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 129 km depth.

Depth129 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km W of Villa La Angostura, Argentina?

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-40.814500, -71.999300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70005lt4
Coordinates
-40.8145, -71.9993
Network
us
Significance
634