Significant 5.1 quake hits near San Antonio, San Antonio Province, Valparaiso, Chile
Mon, 19 Apr 2021, 04:31
04:31 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
5.1 quake 19 Apr 12:11 am (GMT -4)
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Los Navegantes (pop. 230) located 52 km from the epicenter, San Antonio (pop. 85,700) 80 km away, Cartagena (pop. 16,900) 83 km away, Melipilla (pop. 63,100) 108 km away, and Valparaiso (pop. 282,400) 126 km away.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: 19 Apr 12:11 am (GMT -4) local time (19 Apr 2021 04:11 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.01°S / 72.32°W

Primary data source: GFZ
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