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USGS usp000hm9g

28 Sept 2010, 02:48

62 km N of La Serena, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 64.7 km depth.

Depth64.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km N of La Serena, Chile?

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-29.344000, -71.175000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hm9g
Coordinates
-29.344, -71.175
Network
us
Significance
388