QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us7000f9ay
USGS us7000f9ay
8 Sept 2021, 17:37
West Chile Rise
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is West Chile Rise?
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-38.162600, -93.880500
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000f9ay
Coordinates
-38.1626, -93.8805
Network
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Significance
465