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USGS us10004slu

25 Feb 2016, 15:35

71 km S of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 85.5 km depth.

Depth85.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 71 km S of Calama, Chile?

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-23.105200, -68.966700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004slu
Coordinates
-23.1052, -68.9667
Network
us
Significance
417