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USGS usp00057ja

18 May 1992, 04:02

38 km W of San Antonio, Chile

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 29.5 km depth.

Depth29.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 38 km W of San Antonio, Chile?

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-33.594000, -72.018000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00057ja
Coordinates
-33.594, -72.018
Network
us
Significance
572