Weak mag. 3.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 168 km south of Antofagasta, Chile, on Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 11:32 pm (GMT -5) -

Weak mag. 3.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 168 km south of Antofagasta, Chile, on Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 11:32 pm (GMT -5)

Weak magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 42 km depth

17 Feb 04:45 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 12 minutes.
17 Feb 05:12: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
Date & time: 17 Feb 2021 04:32:41 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021 11:32 pm (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 42.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 25.061°S / 70.99°W (South Pacific Ocean, Chile)
Nearest volcano: Cerro Bayo (246 km / 153 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
64 km (40 mi) NW of Taltal (Antofagasta) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) SSW of Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (108 mi) NW of Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) --> See nearby quakes!
265 km (165 mi) NNW of Copiapo (pop: 129,300) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (222 mi) SW of Calama (pop: 143,100) --> See nearby quakes!
371 km (230 mi) SW of San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
934 km (581 mi) N of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 19.7°C (67 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SSW
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
3.242 km64 Km Al NO De Taltal, ChileGUG (U. Chile)
3.242 kmOFFSHORE ANTOFAGASTA, CHILEEMSC

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