Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - Arica, 45 km east of Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile, on Tuesday, 9 Feb 2021 8:28 am (GMT -3) -

Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - Arica, 45 km east of Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile, on Tuesday, 9 Feb 2021 8:28 am (GMT -3)

Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 92 km depth

9 Feb 11:34 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
9 Feb 11:34: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 90.0 to 87.0 km (from 56 to 54 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.1 km (1.9 mi) towards SE.
9 Feb 11:46: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
Update Tue, 9 Feb 2021, 11:39
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near Arica, Provincia de Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile
4.8 quake 9 Feb 8:28 am (GMT -3)
4.8 quake 9 Feb 8:28 am (GMT -3)
the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Chile near Arica, Provincia de Arica, Arica y Parinacota, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Tuesday 9 February 2021 at 8:28 am local time at an intermediate depth of 87 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Arica (pop. 186,000) located 50 km from the epicenter, and Tacna (pop. 280,100) 84 km away.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 9 Feb 2021 11:28:21 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 9 Feb 2021 8:28 am (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 92.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.592°S / 69.892°W (Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile)
Nearest volcano: Taapaca (76 km / 47 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
45 km (28 mi) ESE of Arica (pop: 186,000) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) N of Iquique (Tarapacá) (pop: 227,500) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) SE of Ilo (Moquegua, Peru) (pop: 53,500) --> See nearby quakes!
188 km (117 mi) SE of San Antonio (Moquegua, Peru) (pop: 15,600) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) SE of Moquegua (Peru) (pop: 54,500) --> See nearby quakes!
297 km (184 mi) SE of Ciudad Satelite (Arequipa, Peru) (pop: 76,400) --> See nearby quakes!
297 km (185 mi) SW of La Paz (Bolivia) (pop: 812,800) --> See nearby quakes!
297 km (185 mi) SE of Jacobo Hunter (Arequipa, Peru) (pop: 46,100) --> See nearby quakes!
297 km (185 mi) WSW of Oruro (Bolivia) (pop: 208,700) --> See nearby quakes!
300 km (186 mi) SE of Arequipa (Peru) (pop: 841,100) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 19°C (66 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NE
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 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
4.892 km47 Km Al E De Arica, ChileGUG (U. Chile)
4.896 kmTARAPACA, CHILEEMSC
4.887 kmNorthern ChileGFZ
4.896 km36 Km ESE of Arica, ChileUSGS
4.61 kmNorthern ChileUSP

User reports for this quake (3)

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viñadelmar 5 region luicitania 845 / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Se siento un leve temblor aqui en viñadelmar hoy 10 de febrero del2021 no fue fuerte fue un pequeño movimiento de tiera escribanme pasar saver gracias de mi pate se despide de usted cordialmente Carlos Alberto Castro Saint-Jean  
44.7 km WNW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : We felt this since in bed. Lasted at least a minute. Startes 8.28  
Arequipa / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s
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