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USGS usp000fa97

21 Apr 2007, 18:53

18 km N of Puerto Aysén, Chile

A magnitude 6.2 mwb earthquake at 36.7 km depth.

Depth36.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 February 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km N of Puerto Aysén, Chile?

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-45.243000, -72.648000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fa97
Coordinates
-45.243, -72.648
Network
us
Significance
601