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USGS usc000p6ap

5 Apr 2014, 06:44

42 km W of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 24.2 km depth.

Depth24.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km W of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.148600, -70.555300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000p6ap
Coordinates
-20.1486, -70.5553
Network
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Significance
416