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USGS us2000dc2w

4 Mar 2018, 16:16

167 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 120.6 km depth.

Depth120.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 167 km E of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.424100, -68.563600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000dc2w
Coordinates
-20.4241, -68.5636
Network
us
Significance
401