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USGS us2000b3dm

10 Oct 2017, 07:32

58 km E of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 85 km depth.

Depth85 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 58 km E of Arica, Chile?

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-18.571500, -69.752600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000b3dm
Coordinates
-18.5715, -69.7526
Network
us
Significance
658