Date & time | Nov 11, 1922 04:32:51 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 8.5 |
Depth | 70.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 28.293°S / 69.852°W ![]() |
Antipode | 28.293°N / 110.148°E |
Shaking intensity | Severe shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Incapillo (112 km / 70 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 94 km (59 mi) ENE of Vallenar (pop: 44,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 113 km (70 mi) SSE of Copiapo (pop: 129,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 215 km (134 mi) S of Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 225 km (140 mi) NE of La Serena (Coquimbo) (pop: 154,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 234 km (146 mi) NE of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 249 km (155 mi) WNW of Chilecito (La Rioja, Argentina) (pop: 42,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 288 km (179 mi) NNE of Ovalle (Coquimbo) (pop: 77,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 318 km (197 mi) WNW of Rioja (La Rioja, Argentina) (pop: 162,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 579 km (360 mi) N of Santiago de Chile (Metropolitana) (pop: 4,837,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1017 joules (98559 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 8.5 x 107 tons of TNT or 5300.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
8.5 | 70 km | Atacama, Chile | USGS |
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
May 15, 1925 11:57 98 years ago | 6.4 30 km | 18 km S of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile | More |
Jan 29, 1924 01:54 99 years ago | 6.7 45 km | 39 km N of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
May 4, 1923 22:26 100 years ago | 6.5 35 km | 68 km SW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |
Nov 17, 1922 11:02 101 years ago | 6.7 15 km | 118 km W of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile | More |
Nov 11, 1922 18:09 101 years ago | 6.6 35 km | 27 km NE of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile | More |