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USGS usp000h89e

28 Feb 2010, 18:44

24 km ESE of Penco, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 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 24 km ESE of Penco, Chile?

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-36.793000, -72.729000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h89e
Coordinates
-36.793, -72.729
Network
us
Significance
400