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USGS usb000jaf4

23 Aug 2013, 09:34

39 km ENE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 111 km depth.

Depth111 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 39 km ENE of Calama, Chile?

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-22.274100, -68.592700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000jaf4
Coordinates
-22.2741, -68.5927
Network
us
Significance
521