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USGS usp000hjqt
25 Aug 2010, 03:35
142 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 122.5 km depth.
Published location
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-21.172000, -68.912000
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Event ID
usp000hjqt
Coordinates
-21.172, -68.912
Network
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Significance
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