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USGS usp000h84b

28 Feb 2010, 04:17

49 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 35.8 km depth.

Depth35.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile?

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-34.701000, -71.905000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h84b
Coordinates
-34.701, -71.905
Network
us
Significance
385