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USGS usp000hhk0

5 Aug 2010, 07:27

5 km NNE of Curanilahue, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 23.7 km depth.

Depth23.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km NNE of Curanilahue, Chile?

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-37.432000, -73.323000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hhk0
Coordinates
-37.432, -73.323
Network
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Significance
453