Minor mag. 3.8 earthquake - Departamento de Susques, 210 km southeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Saturday, 2 Jan 2021 7:59 pm (GMT -3) -

Minor mag. 3.8 earthquake - Departamento de Susques, 210 km southeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Saturday, 2 Jan 2021 7:59 pm (GMT -3)

Minor magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 245 km depth

2 Jan 23:07 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.
2 Jan 23:10: Magnitude recalculated from 3.5 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 217.0 to 245.0 km (from 135 to 152 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 22 km (14 mi) towards WNW.
2 Jan 23:10: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
Date & time: 2 Jan 2021 22:59:30 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 2 Jan 2021 7:59 pm (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 245.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 23.422°S / 67.165°W (Departamento de Susques, Antofagasta, Chile)
Nearest volcano: Cordon de Puntas Negras (52 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
120 km (75 mi) ESE of San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
209 km (130 mi) WNW of San Salvador de Jujuy (Argentina) (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (130 mi) ESE of Calama (pop: 143,100) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) SW of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 30,300) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) WNW of Palpala (Jujuy, Argentina) (pop: 48,200) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (145 mi) NW of Salta (Argentina) (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
246 km (153 mi) W of Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy, Argentina) (pop: 49,300) --> See nearby quakes!
251 km (156 mi) WNW of San Pedro de Jujuy (Argentina) (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
330 km (205 mi) E of Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> See nearby quakes!
472 km (293 mi) SE of Iquique (Tarapacá) (pop: 227,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds 11.7°C (53 F), humidity: 41%, wind: 10 m/s (18 kts) from W
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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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
3.8245 km76 Km Al E De Socaire, ChileGUG (U. Chile)
3.8248 kmJUJUY, ARGENTINAEMSC
3.5211 kmJUJUY (Argentina)INPRES

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