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USGS usp0002bct

26 Jan 1985, 03:06

3 km N of San Martín, Argentina

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 5 km depth.

Depth5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km N of San Martín, Argentina?

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-33.053000, -68.467000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002bct
Coordinates
-33.053, -68.467
Network
us
Significance
591