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USGS us10006mu3

7 Sept 2016, 21:03

121 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 98.8 km depth.

Depth98.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 121 km E of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.045100, -69.005300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006mu3
Coordinates
-20.0451, -69.0053
Network
us
Significance
433