Weak mag. 3.9 earthquake - 74 km east of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Monday, June 22, 2020 at 11:44 GMT
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.8 quake 54 km south of San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, June 3, 2020 07:35 GMT, which had occurred 3 weeks earlier.
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Weak magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 125 km depth
22 Jun 11:56 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 12 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 124.0 to 125.2 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 124.0 to 125.2 km.
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 125.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 22.684°S / 68.242°W

Antipode: 22.684°N / 111.758°E
Nearest volcano: Sairecabur (36 km / 22 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
26 km (16 mi) N of San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) ESE of Calama (pop: 143,100) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) SSW of San Cristobal de Lipez (Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 75) --> See nearby quakes!
245 km (152 mi) ENE of Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> See nearby quakes!
260 km (162 mi) NW of San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta, Argentina) (pop: 4,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.9 | 125 km | 27 km al N de San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) | GUG (U. Chile) |
4.1 | 135 km | Antofagasta, Chile | EMSC |
4.1 | 130 km | 24 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | USGS |
4.2 | 10 km | Chile-Bolivia Border Region | USP |
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