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USGS usp000hhpa

6 Aug 2010, 22:05

51 km S of Cañete, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 23 km depth.

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

Published location

Where is 51 km S of Cañete, Chile?

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-38.255000, -73.501000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hhpa
Coordinates
-38.255, -73.501
Network
us
Significance
386