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Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 136km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sunday, 31 March 2013

Date & time: Sun, 31 Mar 01:43:37 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:43 (America/Santiago)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 90.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.5567°S / 68.8872°W [Map]
Nearest volcano: Irruputuncu (40 km)
Primary data source: USGS

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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies

Time	Mag. / Depth	Location	Map	Source
Sun, 31 Mar
Sun, 31 Mar 01:43 UTC	M 4.5 / 95 km	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sun, 31 Mar 01:43 UTC	M 4.5 / 84 km	Chile-Bolivia Border Region	[Map]	GFZ
Sun, 31 Mar 01:43 UTC	M 4.5 / 96.3 km	51 km al NO de Mina Collahuasi	[Map]	GUG (U. Chile)

"I felt it" reports:

Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)

Time	Mag. / Depth	Location	Map	Source
Sun, 31 Mar 04:57 UTC	M 2.9 / 92.9 km - [info]	(56 km)	50 km al NO de Mina Collahuasi	[Map]	GUG (U. Chile)
Sun, 31 Mar 05:40 UTC	M 4.3 / 105.6 km - [info]	(52 km)	125km ESE of Iquique, Chile	[Map]	USGS
Sun, 31 Mar 18:27 UTC	M 3.1 / 73 km - [info]	(98 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 1 Apr
Mon, 1 Apr 05:16 UTC	M 2.6 / 100 km - [info]	(66 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 1 Apr 09:00 UTC	M 4.2 / 164.5 km - [info]	(60 km)	99km W of Colchani, Bolivia	[Map]	USGS
Mon, 1 Apr 14:35 UTC	M 2.7 / 68 km - [info]	(131 km)	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 1 Apr 18:16 UTC	M 4.5 / 99 km - [info]	(68 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 2 Apr
Tue, 2 Apr 00:49 UTC	M 3.1 / 110.5 km - [info]	(61 km)	48 km al O de Mina Collahuasi	[Map]	GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 2 Apr 05:44 UTC	M 3.1 / 70 km - [info]	(139 km)	35 km al SE de Alto Hospicio	[Map]	GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 2 Apr 09:38 UTC	M 2.7 / 143 km - [info]	Aucanquilcha (7 km)	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 3 Apr
Wed, 3 Apr 06:15 UTC	M 4.2 / 113.8 km - [info]	(72 km)	148km E of Iquique, Chile	[Map]	USGS
Wed, 3 Apr 21:45 UTC	M 2.9 / 109 km - [info]	(78 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 3 Apr 23:28 UTC	M 3.0 / 91 km - [info]	(79 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 4 Apr
Thu, 4 Apr 18:54 UTC	M 2.8 / 36 km - [info]	(176 km)	OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 4 Apr 21:41 UTC	M 3.1 / 107 km - [info]	(58 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Fri, 5 Apr
Fri, 5 Apr 18:47 UTC	M 3.2 / 137 km - [info]	Aucanquilcha (24 km)	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Fri, 5 Apr 23:49 UTC	M 3.4 / 99 km - [info]	(78 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Fri, 5 Apr 23:49 UTC	M 3.4 / 99 km - [info]	(78 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sat, 6 Apr
Sat, 6 Apr 08:35 UTC	M 4.0 / 101 km - [info]	(57 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sat, 6 Apr 08:51 UTC	M 2.7 / 106 km - [info]	(61 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sun, 7 Apr
Sun, 7 Apr 03:22 UTC	M 3.4 / 120 km - [info]	Aucanquilcha (23 km)	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sun, 7 Apr 07:34 UTC	M 3.4 / 122 km - [info]	Aucanquilcha (29 km)	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sun, 7 Apr 08:05 UTC	M 2.8 / 94 km - [info]	(48 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sun, 7 Apr 08:14 UTC	M 2.7 / 132 km - [info]	Aucanquilcha (8 km)	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sun, 7 Apr 21:50 UTC	M 3.3 / 115 km - [info]	(34 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 9 Apr
Tue, 9 Apr 13:55 UTC	M 3.3 / 134 km - [info]	Aucanquilcha (15 km)	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 9 Apr 15:12 UTC	M 3.1 / 80 km - [info]	(91 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 9 Apr 17:29 UTC	M 3.7 / 133 km - [info]	Aucanquilcha (32 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 10 Apr
Wed, 10 Apr 06:43 UTC	M 2.7 / 113 km - [info]	(43 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 10 Apr 07:53 UTC	M 2.7 / 109 km - [info]	(54 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 10 Apr 13:41 UTC	M 2.8 / 107 km - [info]	(63 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 11 Apr
Thu, 11 Apr 00:25 UTC	M 3.2 / 98 km - [info]	(57 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 11 Apr 03:13 UTC	M 3.5 / 101 km - [info]	(74 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sat, 13 Apr
Sat, 13 Apr 18:49 UTC	M 3.3 / 97 km - [info]	(90 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sun, 14 Apr
Sun, 14 Apr 04:50 UTC	M 3.5 / 220 km - [info]	(42 km)	POTOSI, BOLIVIA	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 15 Apr
Mon, 15 Apr 18:45 UTC	M 2.7 / 118 km - [info]	(52 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 15 Apr 19:25 UTC	M 2.9 / 102 km - [info]	(50 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 15 Apr 23:13 UTC	M 2.9 / 99 km - [info]	(60 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 16 Apr
Tue, 16 Apr 02:58 UTC	M 2.6 / 113.6 km - [info]	(49 km)	72 km al O de Ollagüe	[Map]	GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 16 Apr 05:53 UTC	M 3.2 / 87 km - [info]	(73 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 16 Apr 16:17 UTC	M 3.0 / 138 km - [info]	(38 km)	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 16 Apr 16:46 UTC	M 3.2 / 15 km - [info]	(142 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 16 Apr 20:12 UTC	M 3.1 / 103 km - [info]	(40 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 17 Apr
Wed, 17 Apr 22:07 UTC	M 3.4 / 145 km - [info]	Aucanquilcha (9 km)	ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 18 Apr
Thu, 18 Apr 01:41 UTC	M 2.8 / 59 km - [info]	(205 km)	OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 18 Apr 08:13 UTC	M 2.8 / 101 km - [info]	(61 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Fri, 19 Apr
Fri, 19 Apr 03:58 UTC	M 2.8 / 135 km - [info]	(34 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Fri, 19 Apr 06:36 UTC	M 3.1 / 106.5 km - [info]	(78 km)	63 km al SE de Pozo Almonte	[Map]	GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 19 Apr 10:25 UTC	M 2.9 / 103 km - [info]	(41 km)	TARAPACA, CHILE	[Map]	EMSC
Sat, 20 Apr
Sat, 20 Apr 01:27 UTC	M 3.2 / 140 km - [info]	(78 km)	POTOSI, BOLIVIA	[Map]	EMSC

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