Mag. 3.8 earthquake - 227 km northwest of Salta, Argentina, Chile, on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 at 09:55 (GMT) -
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Minor magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 234 km depth
26 Aug 10:00 UTC: First to report: INPRES after 5 minutes.
Aug 26 10:10: Source data changed from INPRES to GUG (U. Chile)
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 230.1 to 234.1 km.
Aug 26 10:10: Source data changed from INPRES to GUG (U. Chile)
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 230.1 to 234.1 km.
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 234.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 23.881°S / 67.421°W
(Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile)Nearest volcano: Cordon de Puntas Negras (54 km / 34 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
134 km (83 mi) SE of San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) W of San Salvador de Jujuy (Argentina) (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
221 km (137 mi) SE of Calama (pop: 143,100) --> See nearby quakes!
227 km (141 mi) WNW of Salta (Argentina) (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
228 km (142 mi) W of Palpala (Jujuy, Argentina) (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
262 km (163 mi) W of San Pedro de Jujuy (Argentina) (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
268 km (167 mi) W of Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy, Argentina) (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
304 km (189 mi) E of Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> See nearby quakes!
347 km (216 mi) SE of Tocopilla (pop: 24,500) --> See nearby quakes!
1110 km (690 mi) NNE of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.8 | 234 km | 58 km al SE de Socaire (Chile) | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.8 | 234 km | Antofagasta, Chile | EMSC |
| M 3.5 | 207 km | SALTA (Argentina) | INPRES |
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