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USGS usp000ap7s

15 Sept 2001, 14:58

29 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 112.5 km depth.

Depth112.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 29 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile?

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-23.175000, -68.219000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ap7s
Coordinates
-23.175, -68.219
Network
us
Significance
416