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USGS usp000huc2

11 Feb 2011, 20:05

21 km N of Tomé, Chile

A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 26 km depth.

Depth26 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km N of Tomé, Chile?

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-36.422000, -72.960000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000huc2
Coordinates
-36.422, -72.96
Network
us
Significance
988