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USGS usp000djgt

19 Mar 2005, 01:35

160 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 109.2 km depth.

Depth109.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 160 km E of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.415000, -68.626000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000djgt
Coordinates
-20.415, -68.626
Network
us
Significance
432