M6.7 earthquake - 44km N of Vallenar, Chile, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 at 20:15 (GMT)
Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - 43km N of Vallenar, Chile on Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Date & time: Wednesday, 30 January 2013 20:15 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:15 (America/Santiago)
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 45.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.1812°S / 70.8002°W
(Chile)
Nearest volcano: Copiapo (180 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1*10^15 J (278 GWh / 2.4*10^5 tons of TNT / 14.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Local time at epicenter: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:15 (America/Santiago)
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 45.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.1812°S / 70.8002°W
(Chile)Nearest volcano: Copiapo (180 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1*10^15 J (278 GWh / 2.4*10^5 tons of TNT / 14.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
| Wed, 30 Jan 2013 | ||||
| Wed, 30 Jan 20:15 UTC | M 6.8 / 46 km | ATACAMA, CHILE | EMSC | |
| Wed, 30 Jan 20:15 UTC | M 6.7 / 47 km | Central Chile | GFZ | |
| Wed, 30 Jan 20:15 UTC | M 6.6 / 28 km | REPUBLICA DE CHILE (Argentina) | INPRES | |
| Wed, 30 Jan 20:15 UTC | M 6.7 / 52.2 km | 46 km al NE de Huasco | GUG (U. Chile) | |
| Wed, 30 Jan 20:15 UTC | M 6.8 / 46 km | Atacama, Chile | GeoAu | |
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Darwin / MMI IX (Violent shaking): Im an australian who was working in vallenar at the time of this earthquake I was pulling up to a local shop and the time of the earthquake was amazing the amount of shaking and seeing the road moving!
Olmue, Chile / MMI II (Very weak shaking): light shaking, without any noise, for about 20-30 seconds.
Córdoba (Argentina) (742 km SE from epicenter)(no details): dizziness (via EMSC)
