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USGS usp000h84p

28 Feb 2010, 04:47

62 km W of Carahue, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 5.9 km depth.

Depth5.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km W of Carahue, Chile?

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-38.795000, -73.873000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h84p
Coordinates
-38.795, -73.873
Network
us
Significance
385