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USGS usc000p4a2

2 Apr 2014, 00:57

47 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 25.8 km depth.

Depth25.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 May 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km WNW of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.050900, -70.567400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000p4a2
Coordinates
-20.0509, -70.5674
Network
us
Significance
385