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USGS usp000fszg

20 Nov 2007, 17:55

81 km N of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 6.1 mwc earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 81 km N of Antofagasta, Chile?

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-22.917000, -70.483000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fszg
Coordinates
-22.917, -70.483
Network
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Significance
573