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USGS us7000ks3e

30 Aug 2023, 15:17

51 km N of La Serena, Chile

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 43.1 km depth.

Depth43.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 November 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 51 km N of La Serena, Chile?

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-29.446000, -71.345600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ks3e
Coordinates
-29.446, -71.3456
Network
us
Significance
434