Strong Mag. 6.0 Earthquake - 58 km East of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 13:52 GMT

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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Northern Chile on Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 58 km east of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 13:52 GMT

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 107 km depth

10 Jun 13:58 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 108.0 to 107.0 km.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 10, 2015 13:52:07 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6
Depth	107.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	22.51°S / 68.36°W (El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile)
Antipode	22.51°N / 111.64°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcano	El Tatio (43 km / 27 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	47 km (30 mi) NNW of San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) E of Calama (pop: 143,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 195 km (121 mi) ESE of Tocopilla (pop: 24,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 244 km (152 mi) ENE of Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 288 km (179 mi) W of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 30,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 316 km (196 mi) SE of Iquique (Tarapacá) (pop: 227,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 365 km (227 mi) WNW of Jujuy (Argentina) (pop: 305,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 390 km (242 mi) WSW of Tarija (Bolivia) (pop: 159,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 393 km (244 mi) NW of Salta (Argentina) (pop: 512,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 503 km (313 mi) SW of Sucre (Chuquisaca, Bolivia) (pop: 224,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹³ joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.0	107 km	Northern Chile	GFZ
6.1	137 km	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE	EMSC
6.0	131 km	36 km al E de Calama	GUG (U. Chile)
6.0	122 km	NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile	GeoAu

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20km north of sierra gorda / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Loud rumble across the silent desert at 10:53am. 2 big shakes.

Antofagasta (Chile, 233 km SW of epicenter) : Rocking movement with noise (reported through EMSC)

Antofagasta (Chile, 233 km SW of epicenter) : Omg what was that (reported through EMSC)

Iquique (Chile, 300 km NW of epicenter) : I felt this movement here in iquique (reported through EMSC)

Antofagasta (Chile, 250 km SW of epicenter) : Long with steady short waves that increased and decrease in magnitude. (reported through EMSC)

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (91 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Dec 3, 2015 21:01 7 years ago	3.0 107 km	23 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Dec 3, 2015 14:55 7 years ago	4.2 89 km	7.5 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Dec 1, 2015 01:50 8 years ago	3.4 114 km	45 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Nov 29, 2015 23:48 8 years ago - felt	4.4 100 km	26 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Nov 28, 2015 05:45 8 years ago	3.9 105 km	47 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Nov 23, 2015 21:51 8 years ago	2.8 125 km	60 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Nov 19, 2015 19:03 8 years ago	3.1 109 km	37 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Nov 15, 2015 21:48 8 years ago	4.1 102 km	12 km S of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Nov 10, 2015 18:06 8 years ago	3.6 106 km	32 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Nov 10, 2015 17:48 8 years ago	5.3 94 km	43 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Nov 9, 2015 23:57 8 years ago	3.6 111 km	47 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 29, 2015 04:07 8 years ago	3.2 119 km	58 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 27, 2015 13:51 8 years ago	3.0 112 km	59 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 22, 2015 01:36 8 years ago	3.1 104 km	17 km S of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 19, 2015 13:39 8 years ago	2.8 112 km	50 km S of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 14, 2015 12:56 8 years ago	4.0 109 km	26 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 12, 2015 14:03 8 years ago	2.8 112 km	67 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 12, 2015 06:55 8 years ago	3.2 96 km	28 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 11, 2015 13:52 8 years ago	2.8 113 km	63 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 10, 2015 03:53 8 years ago	4.0 96 km	16 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 9, 2015 06:28 8 years ago	3.6 108 km	24 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 8, 2015 01:44 8 years ago	2.7 87 km	30 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 5, 2015 13:53 8 years ago	3.0 101 km	36 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 3, 2015 00:29 8 years ago	3.6 103 km	54 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 29, 2015 19:44 8 years ago	3.5 151 km	56 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 28, 2015 17:03 8 years ago	2.9 112 km	22 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 27, 2015 13:44 8 years ago	2.9 91 km	44 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 26, 2015 18:49 8 years ago	2.8 84 km	2.4 km NW of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 25, 2015 21:56 8 years ago	3.0 101 km	53 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 25, 2015 21:23 8 years ago	2.8 120 km	59 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 20, 2015 08:58 8 years ago	3.3 117 km	57 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 16, 2015 04:36 8 years ago	2.8 104 km	20 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 12, 2015 04:39 8 years ago	2.8 106 km	48 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 9, 2015 11:17 8 years ago	3.1 105 km	31 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 9, 2015 03:23 8 years ago	3.0 94 km	31 km S of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 4, 2015 19:09 8 years ago	2.9 94 km	22 km S of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 4, 2015 09:29 8 years ago	3.1 127 km	15 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Sep 1, 2015 05:38 8 years ago	3.7 137 km	69 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 31, 2015 19:57 8 years ago	2.9 100 km	39 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 31, 2015 06:09 8 years ago	3.3 145 km	32 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 30, 2015 08:49 8 years ago	3.2 104 km	42 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 29, 2015 09:46 8 years ago	3.2 88 km	22 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 28, 2015 17:47 8 years ago	3.3 109 km	63 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 28, 2015 15:07 8 years ago	2.8 102 km	54 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 24, 2015 20:19 8 years ago	2.3 114 km	44 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 23, 2015 02:00 8 years ago	3.0 111 km	16 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 22, 2015 22:05 8 years ago	2.4 102 km	31 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 21, 2015 13:19 8 years ago	2.6 113 km	58 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 20, 2015 10:37 8 years ago	4.5 178 km	Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia, 106 km E of Calama, Chile	More
Aug 20, 2015 08:21 8 years ago	3.2 130 km	59 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 15, 2015 14:28 8 years ago	3.1 115 km	14 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 14, 2015 06:15 8 years ago	2.9 107 km	14 km N of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 13, 2015 13:44 8 years ago	3.1 110 km	24 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 12, 2015 22:13 8 years ago	3.0 108 km	27 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 12, 2015 00:28 8 years ago	3.0 103 km	18 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 11, 2015 23:23 8 years ago	2.7 117 km	64 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 9, 2015 21:32 8 years ago	2.9 103 km	15 km S of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 9, 2015 19:00 8 years ago	3.0 114 km	43 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 8, 2015 10:11 8 years ago	2.9 105 km	25 km N of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 6, 2015 05:11 8 years ago	3.3 181 km	Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia, 103 km E of Calama, Chile	More
Aug 2, 2015 22:47 8 years ago	3.4 105 km	29 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 2, 2015 06:32 8 years ago	4.2 119 km	38 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 31, 2015 22:10 8 years ago	3.4 118 km	50 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 30, 2015 23:46 8 years ago	2.6 101 km	34 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 27, 2015 15:38 8 years ago	2.8 116 km	37 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 27, 2015 03:27 8 years ago	2.6 119 km	59 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 26, 2015 21:26 8 years ago	3.3 117 km	33 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 26, 2015 16:31 8 years ago	2.6 96 km	4 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 26, 2015 00:45 8 years ago	3.3 111 km	37 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 22, 2015 20:32 8 years ago	2.7 114 km	51 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 22, 2015 02:21 8 years ago	2.6 112 km	36 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 20, 2015 05:16 8 years ago	3.2 120 km	18 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 17, 2015 12:33 8 years ago	2.9 99 km	26 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 15, 2015 19:31 8 years ago	2.9 117 km	37 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 15, 2015 14:32 8 years ago	3.8 109 km	36 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 10, 2015 15:01 8 years ago	3.0 172 km	Departamento de Potosi, 475 km SW of Sucre, Chuquisaca, Bolivia	More
Jul 8, 2015 07:54 8 years ago	2.6 102 km	47 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 6, 2015 08:12 8 years ago	2.4 115 km	47 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 6, 2015 01:14 8 years ago	2.6 109 km	9.7 km N of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 3, 2015 04:34 8 years ago	2.5 109 km	17 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jul 3, 2015 02:31 8 years ago	2.6 119 km	32 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jun 27, 2015 13:13 8 years ago	2.7 112 km	54 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jun 20, 2015 23:10 8 years ago	3.2 110 km	52 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jun 20, 2015 04:03 8 years ago	3.0 115 km	30 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jun 18, 2015 08:51 8 years ago	3.1 117 km	41 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jun 16, 2015 21:23 8 years ago	3.0 128 km	36 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jun 11, 2015 21:47 8 years ago	3.0 139 km	30 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jun 11, 2015 05:53 8 years ago	3.0 107 km	48 km NE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jun 10, 2015 15:33 8 years ago	4.1 132 km	34 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jun 10, 2015 15:20 8 years ago	3.4 106 km	55 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More
Jun 10, 2015 14:16 8 years ago	2.6 130 km	42 km E of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	More

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