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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Southern East Pacific Rise on Thursday, 9 October 2014

Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Southern East Pacific Rise on Thursday, 9 October 2014

This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 7.1 quake: Southern East Pacific Rise on Thu, 9 Oct 02h14
Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Southern East Pacific Rise on Thursday, 9 October 2014
Oct 9 17:10: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.6.
Date & time: Thu, 9 Oct 02:32:05 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 19:32:05
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.1091°S / 110.8898°W (international territory)
Nearest volcano: Southern EPR-Segment I (1541 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5*10^14 J (139 GWh / 1.2*10^5 tons of TNT / 7.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
Thu, 9 Oct 02:32 UTCM 6.5 / 10 km SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISEEMSC
Thu, 9 Oct 02:32 UTCM 6.6 / 10 kmSouthern East Pacific RiseGFZ
Thu, 9 Oct 02:32 UTCM 6.6 / 10 kmSouthern East Pacific RiseGeoAu

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