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USGS Report: 8.8 Mw Tsunamigenic Earthquake Off Chile on 2/26/10

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== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event has been revised.

Region: OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
Geographic coordinates: 35.846S, 72.718W
Magnitude: 8.8 Mw
Depth: 35 km
Universal Time (UTC): 27 Feb 2010 06:34:14
Time near the Epicenter: 27 Feb 2010 03:34:14
Local standard time in your area: 27 Feb 2010 06:34:14

Location with respect to nearby cities:
104 km (65 miles) WSW (246 degrees) of Talca, Chile
114 km (71 miles) NNE (15 degrees) of Concepcion, Chile
321 km (200 miles) SW (215 degrees) of SANTIAGO, Chile

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2010tfan

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfan.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

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