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USGS usc000eyp3

30 Jan 2013, 20:15

54 km N of Vallenar, Chile

A magnitude 6.8 mww earthquake at 45 km depth.

Depth45 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km N of Vallenar, Chile?

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-28.094000, -70.653000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000eyp3
Coordinates
-28.094, -70.653
Network
us
Significance
771