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USGS us1000bwzn

28 Dec 2017, 03:54

64 km NNE of Taltal, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 47.8 km depth.

Depth47.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 64 km NNE of Taltal, Chile?

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-24.887100, -70.206100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000bwzn
Coordinates
-24.8871, -70.2061
Network
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Significance
454