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USGS usp0002ezu

19 May 1985, 19:09

33 km S of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 39.1 km depth.

Depth39.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km S of Coquimbo, Chile?

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-30.253000, -71.329000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002ezu
Coordinates
-30.253, -71.329
Network
us
Significance
611