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USGS iscgem897723

21 Jan 1947, 20:06

76 km S of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 35.2 km depth.

Depth35.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km S of Antofagasta, Chile?

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-24.335000, -70.289000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem897723
Coordinates
-24.335, -70.289
Network
iscgem
Significance
584