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USGS usp000d2xr

27 Aug 2004, 01:43

47 km W of Copiapó, Chile

A magnitude 5.9 mwb earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km W of Copiapó, Chile?

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-27.420000, -70.805000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d2xr
Coordinates
-27.42, -70.805
Network
us
Significance
536