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USGS usp0001jc8

28 Jan 1982, 14:26

143 km W of Copiapó, Chile

A magnitude 6.1 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 143 km W of Copiapó, Chile?

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-27.383000, -71.782000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0001jc8
Coordinates
-27.383, -71.782
Network
us
Significance
572