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USGS usp000h8z0

8 Mar 2010, 18:18

45 km N of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 23.6 km depth.

Depth23.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km N of Valparaíso, Chile?

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-32.634000, -71.721000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h8z0
Coordinates
-32.634, -71.721
Network
us
Significance
385