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USGS iscgemsup783548

17 Jun 1971, 22:00

152 km E of Taltal, Chile

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 89.6 km depth.

Depth89.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 152 km E of Taltal, Chile?

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-25.348000, -68.972000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup783548
Coordinates
-25.348, -68.972
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
614