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USGS usp000ak2a

24 Jul 2001, 06:00

126 km NE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 6.4 mwb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 126 km NE of Iquique, Chile?

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-19.448000, -69.255000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ak2a
Coordinates
-19.448, -69.255
Network
us
Significance
630