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USGS usp000jrwr

7 Sept 2012, 03:36

62 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

A magnitude 5 mwr earthquake at 94.5 km depth.

Depth94.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile?

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-22.351000, -68.191000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jrwr
Coordinates
-22.351, -68.191
Network
us
Significance
385