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USGS usp000cfs1

22 Dec 2003, 01:54

54 km S of Calingasta, Argentina

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 74.5 km depth.

Depth74.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km S of Calingasta, Argentina?

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-31.824000, -69.423000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cfs1
Coordinates
-31.824, -69.423
Network
us
Significance
400