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USGS usp000gr38

21 Dec 2008, 06:48

24 km E of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 106.1 km depth.

Depth106.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km E of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile?

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-22.875000, -67.967000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gr38
Coordinates
-22.875, -67.967
Network
us
Significance
416