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USGS usp000jyty

25 Jan 2013, 19:53

8 km NE of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 41.4 km depth.

Depth41.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km NE of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina?

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-24.132000, -65.247000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jyty
Coordinates
-24.132, -65.247
Network
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Significance
400