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Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - Chile-Bolivia Border Region on Monday, 7 January 2019

Moderate mag. 5.4 earthquake - Chile-Bolivia Border Region on Monday, 7 January 2019
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 117.0 to 115.0 km.
Date & time: Monday, 7 January 2019 13:43 UTC
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 115.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.68°S / 68.92°W (Chile)
Nearest volcano: Puchuldiza (29 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 7.9*10^12 J (2.21 GWh / 1898 tons of TNT / 0.1 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Mon, 7 Jan 2019
Mon, 7 Jan 13:43 UTCM 5.0 / 109 kmTARAPACA, CHILEEMSC
Mon, 7 Jan 13:43 UTCM 5.0 / 104.2 km45 km al SE de CamiñaGUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 7 Jan 13:43 UTCM 5.0 / 107.1 km- 146km ENE of Iquique, ChileUSGS
Mon, 7 Jan 13:43 UTCM 5.2 / 102.7 kmChile-Bolivia Border RegionGeoAu

"I felt it" reports:
Arica (Chile) (186 km NW from epicenter)(no details): A saltos, igual que ayer pm. (via EMSC)

 

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