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USGS usp000gx1t

12 May 2009, 06:07

130 km E of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 103.7 km depth.

Depth103.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 130 km E of Iquique, Chile?

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-20.057000, -68.909000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gx1t
Coordinates
-20.057, -68.909
Network
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Significance
400