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USGS usp000jqv0

27 Aug 2012, 01:39

100 km E of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 99.9 km depth.

Depth99.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 March 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 100 km E of Antofagasta, Chile?

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-23.739000, -69.414000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jqv0
Coordinates
-23.739, -69.414
Network
us
Significance
389