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Puntillas Destination Guide

Explore Puntillas in Chile

Puntillas in the region of Antofagasta is a town in Chile - some 791 mi or ( 1273 km ) North of Santiago , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Puntillas

Current time in Puntillas is now 02:53 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santiago " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Putre, Ojeda, Oficina Toco, Oficina Grutas, and Iquique. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Putre . Where to go and what to see in Puntillas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

2007 Tocopilla earthquake

The 2007 Tocopilla earthquake was an earthquake registered on November 14, 2007 at 15:40:53 UTC . Its epicenter was located between the localities of Quillagua and Tocopilla, affecting the Tarapacá and the Antofagasta regions in northern Chile. The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 7.7 and lasted about 3 minutes and 35 seconds. Seventeen aftershocks of magnitude greater than 5.3, including one of magnitude 7.1 and two others of magnitude 6.3 or higher, were recorded.

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Located at -22.19 -69.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 2007 earthquakes, 2007 in Chile, Antofagasta Region, Megathrust earthquakes in Chile