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USGS usp000jpwk

4 Aug 2012, 20:05

66 km S of Calingasta, Argentina

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 118.6 km depth.

Depth118.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 March 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 66 km S of Calingasta, Argentina?

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-31.928000, -69.358000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jpwk
Coordinates
-31.928, -69.358
Network
us
Significance
391