QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000h68a
USGS usp000h68a
17 Jan 2010, 12:00
Drake Passage
A magnitude 6.3 mwc earthquake at 5 km depth.
Published location
Where is Drake Passage?
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-57.664000, -65.879000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h68a
Coordinates
-57.664, -65.879
Network
us
Significance
612