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USGS usp000j7tp

9 Sept 2011, 03:33

4 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 99 km depth.

Depth99 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km NNE of Calama, Chile?

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-22.423000, -68.906000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j7tp
Coordinates
-22.423, -68.906
Network
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Significance
452