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USGS usp000b11n

25 Mar 2002, 18:31

40 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 132.8 km depth.

Depth132.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile?

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-23.214000, -67.985000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b11n
Coordinates
-23.214, -67.985
Network
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Significance
416