Minor mag. 3.4 earthquake - Departamento de Potosi, 175 km east of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 5:34 pm (GMT -3) -

Minor mag. 3.4 earthquake - Departamento de Potosi, 175 km east of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 5:34 pm (GMT -3)

Minor magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 237 km depth

12 Jan 20:50 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
12 Jan 20:54: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
Date & time: 12 Jan 2021 20:34:28 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 5:34 pm (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 236.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 22.879°S / 67.282°W (Departamento de Potosi, Chile)
Nearest volcano: Guayaques (29 km / 18 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
94 km (59 mi) E of San Pedro de Atacama (Antofagasta) (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) ESE of Calama (Antofagasta) (pop: 143,100) --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) WSW of Villazon (Modesto Omiste, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 30,300) --> See nearby quakes!
250 km (155 mi) NW of San Salvador de Jujuy (Argentina) (pop: 305,900) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) NW of Salta (Argentina) (pop: 512,700) --> See nearby quakes!
289 km (179 mi) WNW of San Pedro de Jujuy (Argentina) (pop: 58,400) --> See nearby quakes!
312 km (194 mi) ESE of Tocopilla (Antofagasta) (pop: 24,500) --> See nearby quakes!
330 km (205 mi) ENE of Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> See nearby quakes!
399 km (248 mi) SSW of Potosi (Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 141,300) --> See nearby quakes!
419 km (261 mi) SE of Iquique (Tarapacá) (pop: 227,500) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 10.7°C (51 F), humidity: 41%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 3.4237 km94 Km Al E De San Pedro De Atacama, ChileGUG (U. Chile)
M 3.4237 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILEEMSC

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