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USGS usp000g2zw

3 Apr 2008, 02:00

69 km W of Vallenar, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 ml earthquake at 32.5 km depth.

Depth32.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 69 km W of Vallenar, Chile?

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-28.640000, -71.465000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g2zw
Coordinates
-28.64, -71.465
Network
us
Significance
400