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USGS usp000f7ap

24 Mar 2007, 19:13

54 km N of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km N of Iquique, Chile?

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-19.722000, -70.142000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000f7ap
Coordinates
-19.722, -70.142
Network
us
Significance
504