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USGS usp000bvvd

24 Apr 2003, 09:22

41 km S of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 50.8 km depth.

Depth50.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km S of Antofagasta, Chile?

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-24.022000, -70.422000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bvvd
Coordinates
-24.022, -70.422
Network
us
Significance
400