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USGS usp000fsmj

15 Nov 2007, 15:15

77 km S of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 5.6 mb earthquake at 29.4 km depth.

Depth29.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 September 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 77 km S of Tocopilla, Chile?

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-22.788000, -70.195000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fsmj
Coordinates
-22.788, -70.195
Network
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Significance
482