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USGS usp000h7rh

27 Feb 2010, 06:47

40 km W of San Antonio, Chile

A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km W of San Antonio, Chile?

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-33.655000, -72.033000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h7rh
Coordinates
-33.655, -72.033
Network
us
Significance
482