Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Chile-Argentina Border Region on Thursday, 13 December 2018 at 04:04 (GMT)

Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Chile-Argentina Border Region on Thursday, 13 December 2018 at 04:04 (GMT)

Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 97 km depth

13 Dec 04:09 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 5 minutes.
Dec 13 04:13: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 53.0 to 97.0 km.
Date & time: 13 Dec 2018 04:04:28 UTC###AGESTRINGCOPY###
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 97.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.59°S / 68.97°W (Argentina)
Nearest volcano: Copiapo (44 km / 27 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
133 km (83 mi) W of Fiambalá (pop: 8,060)
137 km (85 mi) E of Copiapo (Chile) (pop: 129,300)
148 km (92 mi) WNW of Tinogasta (pop: 14,500)
150 km (93 mi) NNW of Vinchina (pop: 2,830)
227 km (141 mi) NW of Chilecito (pop: 42,200)
290 km (180 mi) NW of La Rioja (pop: 162,600)
629 km (391 mi) NW of Cordoba (pop: 1,428,200)
672 km (418 mi) NNE of Santiago (Chile) (pop: 4,837,300)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.797 kmChile-Argentina Border RegionGFZ
M 4.61 km CATAMARCA, ARGENTINAEMSC
M 4.6107 km- 114km ESE of Copiapo, ChileUSGS
M 4.999 kmNorthern ChileGeoAu
M 4.8111 km98 km al E de Tierra AmarillaGUG (U. Chile)

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