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USGS usb000qacr

5 May 2014, 12:21

65 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 13.5 km depth.

Depth13.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 65 km W of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.213900, -70.774600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000qacr
Coordinates
-20.2139, -70.7746
Network
us
Significance
449