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USGS usc000p2fj

3 Apr 2014, 07:54

71 km SW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 15.8 km depth.

Depth15.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 June 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 71 km SW of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.626600, -70.674900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000p2fj
Coordinates
-20.6266, -70.6749
Network
us
Significance
385