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Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 54 km al NE de Calama (Chile) on Thursday, 27 August 2020

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 54 km al NE de Calama (Chile) on Thursday, 27 August 2020
27 Aug 16:02 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 9 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 121.6 to 120.1 km.
Date & time: Thursday, 27 August 2020 15:52 UTC
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 120.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 22.049°S / 68.677°W (Chile)
Nearest volcano: San Pedro (34 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
52 km (32 mi) NE of Calama (pop: 143,100)
108 km (67 mi) NW of San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000)
133 km (82 mi) SW of Villa Alota (pop: 100)
157 km (97 mi) E of Tocopilla (pop: 24,500)
185 km (115 mi) SW of San Cristóbal (pop: 100)
1284 km (798 mi) N of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300)
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Thu, 27 Aug 15:52 UTCM 4.0 / 120.1 km54 km al NE de Calama (Chile)GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 27 Aug 15:52 UTCM 4.0 / 119 kmAntofagasta, ChileEMSC
Thu, 27 Aug 15:52 UTCM 4.5 / 133.5 km48 Km NNE of Calama, ChileUSGS
Thu, 27 Aug 15:52 UTCM 4.3 / 141 kmNorthern ChileGFZ
Thu, 27 Aug 15:52 UTCM 4.6 / 134 kmNorthern ChileUSP

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Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 54 km al NE de Calama (Chile) on Thursday, 27 August 2020

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