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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Southern Chile on Thursday, 7 January 2016

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Southern Chile on Thursday, 7 January 2016
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 37.0 km.
Date & time: Thursday, 7 January 2016 15:40 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 37.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.59°S / 73.79°W (Chile)
Nearest volcano: Calbuco (99 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2*10^12 J (554 MWh / 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Thu, 7 Jan 2016
Thu, 7 Jan 15:40 UTCM 5.0 / 40 kmOFFSHORE LOS LAGOS, CHILEEMSC
Thu, 7 Jan 15:40 UTCM 5.3 / 41.3 km31 km al NO de AncudGUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 7 Jan 15:40 UTCM 4.9 / 20.7 km- 30km NW of Ancud, ChileUSGS

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Reutlingen / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Carelmapu / MMI V (Moderate shaking)

 

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