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USGS us7000n7us

19 Aug 2024, 00:32

51 km WNW of Arauco, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 11.9 km depth.

Depth11.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 51 km WNW of Arauco, Chile?

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-37.084500, -73.860200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000n7us
Coordinates
-37.0845, -73.8602
Network
us
Significance
427