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USGS usp000azgv
3 Mar 2002, 07:16
260 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
A magnitude 5.9 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-45.837000, -76.119000
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Event ID
usp000azgv
Coordinates
-45.837, -76.119
Network
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Significance
536