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USGS us7000fd4k

21 Sept 2021, 14:14

73 km W of Talcahuano, Chile

A magnitude 6.4 mww earthquake at 18.8 km depth.

Depth18.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 73 km W of Talcahuano, Chile?

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-36.777100, -73.932900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000fd4k
Coordinates
-36.7771, -73.9329
Network
us
Significance
683