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USGS usp0009zc8

29 Aug 2000, 19:57

10 km N of Fiambalá, Argentina

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 135.2 km depth.

Depth135.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 10 km N of Fiambalá, Argentina?

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-27.579000, -67.617000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009zc8
Coordinates
-27.579, -67.617
Network
us
Significance
385