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USGS iscgemsup794500

11 Jun 1970, 07:02

176 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 112 km depth.

Depth112 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 176 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile?

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-24.484000, -68.461000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup794500
Coordinates
-24.484, -68.461
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
676