Strong Mag. 6.0 Earthquake - 41 km Northwest of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile, on Monday, July 25, 2016 at 17:26 GMT

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Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Near Coast of Northern Chile on Monday, 25 July 2016

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 41 km northwest of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile, on Monday, July 25, 2016 at 17:26 GMT

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 52 km depth

25 Jul 17:29 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
Jul 25 17:30: Magnitude recalculated from 6.6 to 6.5.
Jul 25 17:30: Magnitude recalculated from 6.5 to 6.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 93.0 to 104.0 km.
Jul 25 17:32: Magnitude recalculated from 6.4 to 6.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 104.0 to 86.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 86.0 to 78.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 78.0 to 71.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 71.0 to 62.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 62.0 to 55.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 55.0 to 53.0 km.
Jul 25 17:37: Magnitude recalculated from 6.3 to 6.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 53.0 to 54.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 54.0 to 52.0 km.
Jul 25 17:43: Magnitude recalculated from 6.2 to 6.1.
Jul 25 18:00: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 6.0.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jul 25, 2016 17:26:48 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6
Depth	52.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	26.12°S / 70.35°W (Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile)
Antipode	26.12°N / 109.65°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking
Felt	3 reports
Primary data source	GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcano	Copiapo (218 km / 135 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	41 km (25 mi) NW of Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) S of Taltal (Antofagasta) (pop: 10,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 139 km (86 mi) N of Copiapo (pop: 129,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 275 km (171 mi) S of Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 276 km (172 mi) N of Vallenar (pop: 44,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 350 km (218 mi) NW of Tinogasta (Catamarca, Argentina) (pop: 14,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 440 km (273 mi) NW of Chilecito (La Rioja, Argentina) (pop: 42,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 503 km (312 mi) NW of Rioja (La Rioja, Argentina) (pop: 162,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 817 km (507 mi) N of Santiago de Chile (Metropolitana) (pop: 4,837,300) \| 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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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.0	52 km	Near Coast of Northern Chile	GFZ
6.1	60 km	ATACAMA, CHILE	EMSC
6.1	78 km	30 km al NE de Chañaral.	GUG (U. Chile)
6.1	72 km	NW of Diego de Almagro, Chile	GeoAu
6.1	72 km	- 53km NW of Diego de Almagro, Chile	USGS
6.2	20 km	Near coast of northern Chile [Land: Chile]	INGV

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Antofagasta (278.8 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Taltal (80.6 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : El temblor tuvo una duración larga y por algún momento se sintió demasiado fuerte.

Copiapó (139.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : high noise

(Chile, 744 km S of epicenter) : Fue super fuerte se los cayos como 3 paredes de Bahía inglesa yo lo sentí como de 6.7 o más (reported through EMSC)

Antofagasta (Chile, 276 km NW of epicenter) : Se sintió suave por Antofagasta !!!!! (reported through EMSC)

Antofagasta (Chile, 276 km NW of epicenter) : Very loud rumbling noise and long lasting movement with some spikes. (reported through EMSC)

Copiapó (Chile, 136 km S of epicenter) : Very strong earthquake. (reported through EMSC)

Caldera (Chile, 119 km SW of epicenter) : Fue largo (reported through EMSC)

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (14 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Jan 13, 2017 13:00 6 years ago	3.2 27 km	South Pacific Ocean, 68 km W of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile	More
Dec 31, 2016 13:11 6 years ago	2.9 60 km	30 km SE of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile	More
Dec 24, 2016 01:07 6 years ago	2.6 30 km	South Pacific Ocean, 70 km W of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile	More
Dec 16, 2016 17:53 6 years ago	2.9 49 km	Antofagasta, 70 km NW of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile	More
Nov 17, 2016 19:39 7 years ago	4.3 34 km	South Pacific Ocean, 64 km W of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile	More
Nov 9, 2016 22:52 7 years ago	2.9 83 km	23 km S of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile	More
Oct 31, 2016 00:10 7 years ago	3.0 47 km	Antofagasta, 71 km NW of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile	More
Oct 18, 2016 20:11 7 years ago	4.0 72 km	25 km S of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 15, 2016 08:28 7 years ago	3.9 79 km	56 km S of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile	More
Oct 2, 2016 23:26 7 years ago	2.8 45 km	South Pacific Ocean, 71 km NW of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile	More
Sep 11, 2016 17:48 7 years ago	3.6 49 km	54 km SW of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile	More
Sep 6, 2016 07:00 7 years ago	3.0 51 km	52 km SE of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile	More
Aug 30, 2016 18:09 7 years ago	4.0 60 km	49 km NW of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile	More
Aug 4, 2016 11:29 7 years ago	3.4 47 km	28 km S of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile	More

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