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USGS usb000ru1u

18 Jul 2014, 06:24

75 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 14.8 km depth.

Depth14.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km W of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.153600, -70.870700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000ru1u
Coordinates
-20.1536, -70.8707
Network
us
Significance
385