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USGS usp000gh4a

16 Sept 2008, 00:36

49 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 152.1 km depth.

Depth152.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina?

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-24.166000, -66.799000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gh4a
Coordinates
-24.166, -66.799
Network
us
Significance
400