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USGS usp000crju

3 Apr 2004, 10:57

62 km W of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 34.5 km depth.

Depth34.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km W of Coquimbo, Chile?

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-29.987000, -71.985000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000crju
Coordinates
-29.987, -71.985
Network
us
Significance
465