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USGS usp0005te6

25 May 1993, 00:51

87 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina

A magnitude 7 mwb earthquake at 221 km depth.

Depth221 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 87 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina?

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-22.671000, -66.543000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0005te6
Coordinates
-22.671, -66.543
Network
us
Significance
754