Mag. 4.9 earthquake - 151 km north of Copiapó, Copiapo, Atacama, Chile, on Monday, 13 January 2020 at 08:12 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 68 km depth
13 Jan 08:15 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 3 minutes.
Jan 13 08:19: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 4.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 46.0 to 68.0 km.
Jan 13 08:19: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 4.9.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 46.0 to 68.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 68.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 26.06°S / 70.74°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearest volcano: Copiapo (211 km / 131 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
77 km (48 mi) WNW of Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) --> See nearby quakes!
823 km (511 mi) N of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.9 | 68 km | Near Coast of Northern Chile | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 71 km | Offshore Atacama, Chile | EMSC |
| M 5.0 | 56 km | 12 km al N de Chañaral. (Chile) | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.8 | 71 km | 89km WNW of Diego de Almagro, Chile | USGS |
| M 4.9 | 10 km | Near Coast of Northern Chile | USP |
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england / not felt : I COULD NOT FEEL COS I WAS IN ENGLAND AN NOT FRANCE!!!
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