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USGS usp000j2hv

1 Jun 2011, 13:55

4 km NW of Lebu, Chile

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km NW of Lebu, Chile?

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-37.578000, -73.691000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j2hv
Coordinates
-37.578, -73.691
Network
us
Significance
618