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USGS usp000jxe6

26 Dec 2012, 13:17

5 km SE of Arauco, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mwb earthquake at 29 km depth.

Depth29 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SE of Arauco, Chile?

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-37.274000, -73.267000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jxe6
Coordinates
-37.274, -73.267
Network
us
Significance
428