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USGS usp000cxyk

15 Jun 2004, 12:16

15 km S of Carahue, Chile

A magnitude 6.1 mwb earthquake at 37.8 km depth.

Depth37.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-38.854000, -73.155000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cxyk
Coordinates
-38.854, -73.155
Network
us
Significance
572