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USGS usp000h5dz

28 Dec 2009, 00:57

45 km S of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mwb earthquake at 33.9 km depth.

Depth33.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km S of Tocopilla, Chile?

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-22.501000, -70.131000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h5dz
Coordinates
-22.501, -70.131
Network
us
Significance
416