M7.0 - NEAR THE COAST OF TARAPACA, CHILE

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	7.0
Date-Time	16 Mar 2014 21:16:33 UTC 16 Mar 2014 16:16:33 near epicenter 16 Mar 2014 16:16:33 standard time in your timezone
Location	19.842S 70.569W
Depth	35 km
Distances	61 km (37 mi) NW of Iquique, Chile 153 km (94 mi) S of Arica, Chile 206 km (127 mi) S of Tacna, Peru 252 km (156 mi) N of Tocopilla, Chile 449 km (278 mi) SW of La Paz, Bolivia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 71; Dmin = 279.5 km; Rmss = 1.32 seconds; Gp = 59° Version = B
Event ID	us c000ndnj

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