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USGS usp000cawe

20 Oct 2003, 20:13

46 km ESE of Arica, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km ESE of Arica, Chile?

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-18.596000, -69.874000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cawe
Coordinates
-18.596, -69.874
Network
us
Significance
385