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USGS us70003mi2

17 May 2019, 15:16

47 km NNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 69.5 km depth.

Depth69.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km NNW of Iquique, Chile?

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-19.802400, -70.279500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70003mi2
Coordinates
-19.8024, -70.2795
Network
us
Significance
398