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USGS usp000dj6t

14 Mar 2005, 12:43

18 km N of Huillapima, Argentina

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 23.4 km depth.

Depth23.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km N of Huillapima, Argentina?

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-28.559000, -65.999000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dj6t
Coordinates
-28.559, -65.999
Network
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Significance
401