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USGS usp000hu4k

5 Feb 2011, 16:11

18 km E of Lebu, Chile

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 28.9 km depth.

Depth28.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km E of Lebu, Chile?

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-37.621000, -73.448000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hu4k
Coordinates
-37.621, -73.448
Network
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Significance
527