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USGS usc000mcsn

29 Jan 2014, 10:01

97 km E of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 120 km depth.

Depth120 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 97 km E of Arica, Chile?

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-18.508700, -69.373500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000mcsn
Coordinates
-18.5087, -69.3735
Network
us
Significance
484