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USGS usp000hm8g

27 Sept 2010, 10:25

12 km ENE of Burruyacú, Argentina

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 12 km ENE of Burruyacú, Argentina?

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-26.448000, -64.630000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hm8g
Coordinates
-26.448, -64.63
Network
us
Significance
386