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USGS usp000gh64

16 Sept 2008, 22:56

161 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 114.8 km depth.

Depth114.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 161 km E of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.389000, -68.615000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gh64
Coordinates
-20.389, -68.615
Network
us
Significance
385