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USGS usp000h32s

17 Oct 2009, 00:31

30 km N of Abapó, Bolivia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 43.2 km depth.

Depth43.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km N of Abapó, Bolivia?

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-18.605000, -63.416000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h32s
Coordinates
-18.605, -63.416
Network
us
Significance
385