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USGS usp000jubs

23 Oct 2012, 11:45

40 km S of Taltal, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 32.5 km depth.

Depth32.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km S of Taltal, Chile?

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-25.767000, -70.550000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jubs
Coordinates
-25.767, -70.55
Network
us
Significance
400