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USGS usp000ha96

2 Apr 2010, 23:58

30 km W of Quirihue, Chile

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 24 km depth.

Depth24 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km W of Quirihue, Chile?

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-36.227000, -72.878000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ha96
Coordinates
-36.227, -72.878
Network
us
Significance
614