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Puzzle #28 was 289 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina.

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How it scored

Magnitude
M6.4 — strong class
Magnitude type
mww — W-phase moment magnitude
Depth
8.0 km — shallow
Region
The southern Andes
Tsunami indicator
USGS tsunami indicator set
Felt reports
6 DYFI reports
PAGER alert
green PAGER alert
Tectonic plates
Nazca Plate · South American Plate
Tectonic context
Andean deformation reflects Nazca Plate subduction beneath South America, with both crustal and in-slab earthquakes.

Also on the record

USGS reports magnitude M6.4. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
Strong (M6.0–6.9)
The hypocentral depth is 8.0 km. Which depth band is it in?
Shallow (less than 70 km)
USGS locates the event at “289 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina”. Which broad authored region matches?
The southern Andes
What does the USGS tsunami indicator say for this event?
Yes — the USGS event record has its tsunami indicator set.
USGS received 6 “Did You Feel It?” reports. Which band is that?
A few reports (1–99)

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