Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 69 km southwest of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile, on Friday, 26 April 2019 at 06:22 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 69 km southwest of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile, on Friday, 26 April 2019 at 06:22 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 20 km depth

26 Apr 06:26 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Apr 26 06:28: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 20.0 km.
Date & time: 26 Apr 2019 06:22:33 UTC
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 25.91°S / 70.89°W (South Pacific Ocean, Chile)
Nearest volcano: Copiapo (245 km / 152 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
69 km (43 mi) SW of Taltal (Antofagasta) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
840 km (522 mi) N of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.520 kmNear Coast of Northern ChileGFZ
M 5.210 kmOff Coast of Northern ChileUSP
M 5.515 kmOffshore Antofagasta, ChileEMSC
M 5.317 kmNear Coast of Northern ChileGeoAu
M 5.310 kmNear Coast of Northern ChileUSP
M 5.650 km40 km al N de Chañaral. (Chile)GUG (U. Chile)
M 5.517 kmoff the coast of Antofagasta, ChileUSGS
M 5.1233 kmNorthern ChileBMKG

User reports for this quake (4)

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Copiapo (172.1 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
129.7 km S of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Ruidos subterráneos y movimientos leves
274.7 km S of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Antofagasta (Chile, 256 km N of epicenter) : 2do piso de casa solida sentada Fue differente a la mayoria de los temblores... esta bez se sintio el ruido de las cañerias de la casa no los ventanales y tmbn en seguido ladraron varios perros (reported through EMSC)
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Aftershocks of the 5.5 quake South Pacific Ocean, 69 km southwest of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile, 26 April 2019 06:22 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (15 quakes):
  • 11 Jun 2019 09:35 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    39.3 km (24.4 mi) depth
    |
    6 km (4 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 09 Jun 2019 02:38 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    32.3 km (20.1 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (9 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 01 Jun 2019 03:18 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    32 km (19.9 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (5 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 24 May 2019 10:22 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    35.1 km (21.8 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 12 May 2019 12:11 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    44.1 km (27.4 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (12 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 08 May 2019 09:00 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    43.3 km (26.9 mi) depth
    |
    5 km (3 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 02 May 2019 16:38 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    43.3 km (26.9 mi) depth
    |
    23 km (14 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 02 May 2019 03:02 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    49.1 km (30.5 mi) depth
    |
    26 km (16 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 01 May 2019 04:08 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    49.2 km (30.6 mi) depth
    |
    25 km (15 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 30 Apr 2019 19:48 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    40 km (24.9 mi) depth
    |
    5 km (3 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 29 Apr 2019 14:51 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    40.6 km (25.2 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 28 Apr 2019 03:19 UTC
    | M 3.8 |
    32.9 km (20.4 mi) depth
    |
    20 km (13 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 28 Apr 2019 03:11 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    37 km (23 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (11 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 28 Apr 2019 01:16 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    48.2 km (30 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 27 Apr 2019 15:49 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    44.4 km (27.6 mi) depth
    |
    16 km (10 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details

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Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 69 km southwest of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile, on Friday, 26 April 2019 at 06:22 (GMT)
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