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USGS usp000js4r

11 Sept 2012, 07:35

23 km S of Nueve de Julio, Argentina

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 124 km depth.

Depth124 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 23 km S of Nueve de Julio, Argentina?

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-31.875000, -68.350000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000js4r
Coordinates
-31.875, -68.35
Network
us
Significance
402