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USGS us1000736z

31 Oct 2016, 05:44

45 km E of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 91.9 km depth.

Depth91.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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-22.390100, -68.485800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000736z
Coordinates
-22.3901, -68.4858
Network
us
Significance
400