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Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - Near Coast of Northern Chile on Monday, 13 January 2020

Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - Near Coast of Northern Chile on Monday, 13 January 2020
Jan 13 08:19: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 4.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 46.0 to 68.0 km.
Date & time: Monday, 13 January 2020 08:12 UTC
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 68.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 26.06°S / 70.74°W (Chile)
Nearest volcano: Copiapo (211 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 1.4*10^12 J (392 MWh / 338 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Mon, 13 Jan 2020
Mon, 13 Jan 08:12 UTCM 4.8 / 71 kmOffshore Atacama, ChileEMSC
Mon, 13 Jan 08:12 UTCM 5.0 / 56.1 km12 km al N de Chañaral. (Chile)GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 13 Jan 08:12 UTCM 4.8 / 70.6 km89km WNW of Diego de Almagro, ChileUSGS
Mon, 13 Jan 08:12 UTCM 4.9 / 10 kmNear Coast of Northern ChileUSP

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england / not felt: I COULD NOT FEEL COS I WAS IN ENGLAND AN NOT FRANCE!!!

 

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