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USGS usp00049ac

14 May 1990, 22:34

18 km ESE of Linares, Chile

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 75.9 km depth.

Depth75.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km ESE of Linares, Chile?

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-35.925000, -71.415000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00049ac
Coordinates
-35.925, -71.415
Network
us
Significance
591