Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - Departamento de Vinchina, 188 km northwest of Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina, on Sunday, 28 January 2018 at 10:11 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 109 km depth
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 109.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.24°S / 69.11°W
(Departamento de Vinchina, La Rioja, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Copiapo (105 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
106 km (66 mi) WNW of Vinchina (pop: 2,830) --> See nearby quakes!
153 km (95 mi) W of Tinogasta (Catamarca) (pop: 14,500) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) SE of Copiapo (Atacama, Chile) (pop: 129,300) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) ENE of Vallenar (Atacama, Chile) (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
188 km (117 mi) WNW of Chilecito (pop: 42,200) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) N of San José de Jachal (San Juan) (pop: 21,000) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) WNW of La Rioja (pop: 162,600) --> See nearby quakes!
326 km (203 mi) W of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (pop: 188,800) --> See nearby quakes!
414 km (258 mi) WSW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
1240 km (770 mi) WNW of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 109 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | GFZ |
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Vallenar (Chile, 187 km W of epicenter) : moderado. (reported through EMSC)
Copiapó (Chile, 174 km NW of epicenter) : Strongly shaking... (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 5.3 quake Departamento de Vinchina, 188 km northwest of Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina, 28 January 2018 10:11 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 01 Feb 2018 18:48 UTC| M 3.8 |56.1 km (34.9 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| GUG (U. Chile) | Details
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