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USGS usp000bvta

23 Apr 2003, 06:42

79 km N of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 55.9 km depth.

Depth55.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 79 km N of Tocopilla, Chile?

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-21.374000, -70.151000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bvta
Coordinates
-21.374, -70.151
Network
us
Significance
400