Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - El Loa, 84 km southeast of San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Wednesday, 2 October 2019 at 17:26 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 127 km depth
2 Oct 17:30 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Oct 2 17:33: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 168.0 to 143.0 km.
Oct 3 15:26: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 143.0 to 127.0 km.
Oct 2 17:33: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 168.0 to 143.0 km.
Oct 3 15:26: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 143.0 to 127.0 km.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 127.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 23.48°S / 67.66°W
(El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile)Nearest volcano: Lascar (13 km / 8 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
84 km (52 mi) SE of San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) E of Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> See nearby quakes!
1147 km (713 mi) NNE of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 127 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 123 km | Antofagasta, Chile | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 157 km | 22 km al NE de Socaire (Chile) | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.8 | 132 km | 81km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | USGS |
| M 5.1 | 131 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | USP |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
santiago, de Chile / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake El Loa, 84 km southeast of San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, 2 October 2019 17:26 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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