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USGS usp000gz0q

7 Jul 2009, 17:46

61 km N of La Serena, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 48.9 km depth.

Depth48.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 61 km N of La Serena, Chile?

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-29.364000, -71.126000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gz0q
Coordinates
-29.364, -71.126
Network
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Significance
454