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USGS us7000h8ls

11 May 2022, 16:21

43 km N of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 61.5 km depth.

Depth61.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 43 km N of Tocopilla, Chile?

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-21.697100, -70.229900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000h8ls
Coordinates
-21.6971, -70.2299
Network
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Significance
401