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USGS usp000hhmb

5 Aug 2010, 21:35

35 km NW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 42.7 km depth.

Depth42.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km NW of Iquique, Chile?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-19.958000, -70.357000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hhmb
Coordinates
-19.958, -70.357
Network
us
Significance
417