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USGS usp000h8sn

5 Mar 2010, 21:15

55 km W of Coquimbo, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 31.7 km depth.

Depth31.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km W of Coquimbo, Chile?

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-29.934000, -71.917000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h8sn
Coordinates
-29.934, -71.917
Network
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Significance
419