== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
Geographic coordinates: 33.638S, 72.387W
Magnitude: 5.5 Mb
Depth: 35 km
Universal Time (UTC): 10 Mar 2010 12:20:59
Time near the Epicenter: 10 Mar 2010 09:20:59
Local standard time in your area: 10 Mar 2010 19:20:59

Location with respect to nearby cities:
91 km (57 miles) SW (227 degrees) of Valparaiso, Chile
160 km (100 miles) W (264 degrees) of SANTIAGO, Chile
214 km (133 miles) NNW (342 degrees) of Talca, Chile


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2010trbc

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/us2010trbc.php
or
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov/