Very strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - 39 km north of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile, on Tuesday, January 29, 1924 at 01:54 GMT
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Very strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 45 km depth
Earthquake details
Date & time | Jan 29, 1924 01:54:58 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 6.7 |
Depth | 45.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 28.222°S / 70.755°W ![]() |
Antipode | 28.222°N / 109.245°E |
Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | Copiapo (190 km / 118 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 39 km (24 mi) N of Vallenar (pop: 44,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) SSW of Copiapo (pop: 129,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 193 km (120 mi) NNE of La Serena (Coquimbo) (pop: 154,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 201 km (125 mi) NNE of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 218 km (135 mi) SSW of Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 268 km (167 mi) N of Ovalle (Coquimbo) (pop: 77,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 382 km (237 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo) (pop: 22,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 403 km (250 mi) WNW of Rioja (La Rioja, Argentina) (pop: 162,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 582 km (362 mi) N of Santiago de Chile (Metropolitana) (pop: 4,837,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.7 | 45 km | Atacama, Chile | USGS |
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