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Puzzle #15 was 41 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.

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How it scored

Magnitude
M7.4 — major class
Magnitude type
mww — W-phase moment magnitude
Depth
127.3 km — intermediate
Region
Chile and the central Andes
Tsunami indicator
USGS tsunami indicator set
Felt reports
216 DYFI reports
PAGER alert
green PAGER alert
Tectonic plates
Nazca Plate · South American Plate
Tectonic context
Chile lies above the Nazca–South America subduction zone, capable of very large interface earthquakes and deep events within the slab.

Also on the record

USGS reports magnitude M7.4. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
Major (M7.0–7.9)
The hypocentral depth is 127.3 km. Which depth band is it in?
Intermediate (70–300 km)
USGS locates the event at “41 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile”. Which broad authored region matches?
Chile and the central Andes
What does the USGS tsunami indicator say for this event?
Yes — the USGS event record has its tsunami indicator set.
USGS received 216 “Did You Feel It?” reports. Which band is that?
Widely felt (100–999)

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