Mag. 4.8 earthquake - 190 km west of Temuco, Cautín, Araucanía, Chile, on Tuesday, 6 October 2020 at 05:06 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 28 km depth
6 Oct 05:11 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
6 Oct 05:13: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1. Epicenter location corrected by 21 km (13.1 mi) towards ESE.
6 Oct 05:22: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
6 Oct 12:08: Epicenter location corrected by 19.9 km (12.4 mi) towards SE.
6 Oct 05:13: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.1. Epicenter location corrected by 21 km (13.1 mi) towards ESE.
6 Oct 05:22: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
6 Oct 12:08: Epicenter location corrected by 19.9 km (12.4 mi) towards SE.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.345°S / 74.719°W

Nearby towns and cities:
124 km (77 mi) SW of Lebu (Arauco) (pop: 22,300) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) WSW of Kanyete (Arauco) (pop: 20,200) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 mi) SW of Curanilahue (Arauco) (pop: 30,600) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (115 mi) WSW of Angol (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) WNW of Temuco (pop: 238,100) --> See nearby quakes!
201 km (125 mi) SW of Coronel (pop: 92,900) --> See nearby quakes!
207 km (129 mi) NW of Valdivia (pop: 133,400) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) SW of Concepcion (pop: 215,400) --> See nearby quakes!
229 km (142 mi) SW of Talcahuano (pop: 253,000) --> See nearby quakes!
656 km (407 mi) SSW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
289 km (179 mi) NW of Isla Guilleifa Island --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
11.4°C (53 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from W
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Clear Sky

Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.8 | 28 km | 107 Km Al O De Tirúa, Chile | GUG (U. Chile) |
M 4.8 | 30 km | OCEANO PACIFICO (Argentina), Chile | INPRES |
M 4.9 | 10 km | Off Coast Of Araucania, Chile | EMSC |
M 4.9 | 10 km | 160 Km WSW of Lebu, Chile | USGS |
M 5.1 | 10 km | - 160 km WSW of Lebu, Chile | GFZ |
M 4.9 | 10 km | Off Coast of Central Chile | GeoAu |
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224.2 km NE of epicenter [Map] / not felt : Dormía, no lo senti (reported through our app)
valparaiso / Light shaking (MMI IV)
valparaiso / Light shaking (MMI IV)
La unión / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 1-2 s
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