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USGS iscgem841046

28 Dec 1966, 08:18

9 km SSW of Taltal, Chile

A magnitude 7.7 mw earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km SSW of Taltal, Chile?

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-25.487000, -70.531000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem841046
Coordinates
-25.487, -70.531
Network
iscgem
Significance
905