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USGS usp000gwnc

28 Apr 2009, 16:29

278 km WSW of Cochrane, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 41.2 km depth.

Depth41.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 278 km WSW of Cochrane, Chile?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-48.293000, -75.955000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.1

202 km W of Puerto Natales, Chile

M 5.2

211 km W of Puerto Natales, Chile

M 5.6

241 km WSW of Cochrane, Chile

M 5.6

213 km W of Puerto Natales, Chile

M 6

108 km W of Puerto Natales, Chile

M 6.14

40 km SW of El Calafate, Argentina

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gwnc
Coordinates
-48.293, -75.955
Network
us
Significance
400