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Minor mag. 3.3 earthquake - 99 km al SO de Alto Hospicio (Chile) on Tuesday, 3 December 2019

This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 5.3 quake: Near Coast of Northern Chile on Tue, 3 Dec 07h29, which had occurred 55 minutes earlier.
Minor mag. 3.3 earthquake - 99 km al SO de Alto Hospicio (Chile) on Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Date & time: Tuesday, 3 December 2019 08:24 UTC
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 24.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.837°S / 70.83°W (Chile)
Nearest volcano: Irruputuncu (237 km)
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 5.6*10^9 J (1.56 MWh / 1.34 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
Tue, 3 Dec 08:24 UTCM 3.3 / 25 kmOffshore Tarapaca, ChileEMSC

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