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USGS usp000a6ea

20 Dec 2000, 13:28

68 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 222.6 km depth.

Depth222.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 68 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina?

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-22.820000, -66.355000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a6ea
Coordinates
-22.82, -66.355
Network
us
Significance
432