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USGS us7000imhd

4 Nov 2022, 14:39

60 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 19.4 km depth.

Depth19.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 January 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 60 km W of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.156500, -70.700600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000imhd
Coordinates
-20.1565, -70.7006
Network
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Significance
389