2005 Iquique earthquake

The rupture was located inland of the coast, east-northeast of Iquique in northern Chile, at intermediate depth within the subducting slab rather than on the shallow plate interface.

Origin time (UTC)

2005-06-13T22:44

Magnitude

7.8

Magnitude type

mwb

Depth (km)

115.6

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000dsw1

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: chile, iquique, intermediate depth, slab

Coordinates: -19.987, -69.197

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in South America since 1990

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