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Minor mag. 2.9 earthquake - 111 km east of Arica, Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile, on Friday, Mar 19, 2021 at 4:42 pm (GMT -3)

Minor magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 139 km depth

19 Mar 20:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
19 Mar 20:02: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 19, 2021 19:42:20 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Mar 19, 2021 at 4:42 pm (GMT -3)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.9
Depth	139.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	18.267°S / 69.266°W (Provincia de Parinacota, Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile)
Antipode	18.267°N / 110.734°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	GUG (U. Chile)
Nearest volcano	Parinacota (16 km / 10 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	89 km (55 mi) SSE of Alto Peru (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 85) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SSE of Ancomarca (Provincia de Tacna, Peru) (pop: 76) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 93 km (57 mi) SE of Huanune Chico (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 12) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (59 mi) SE of Caplina (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 211) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) SSE of Siquine (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 19) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) ESE of Calientes (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 231) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) ESE of Catana (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 875) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 111 km (69 mi) ENE of Arica (pop: 186,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 120 km (74 mi) SE of Tarata (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 3,050) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 135 km (84 mi) SE of Sitajara (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 451) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 2.4°C (36 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10⁹ joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.9	139 km	32 Km Al E De Putre, Chile	GUG (U. Chile)
2.9	139 km	TARAPACA, CHILE	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Chusmiza, Chile (GO01/C network) | Distance from quake: 156 km / 97 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Chusmiza, Chile: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.9, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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