Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Departamento de General Lamadrid, 91 km west of Vinchina, La Rioja, Argentina, on Thursday, 23 October 2014 at 00:21 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 89 km depth
23 Oct 01:10 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 49 minutes.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 89.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.73°S / 69.14°W
(Departamento de General Lamadrid, La Rioja, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Copiapo (159 km / 99 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
91 km (57 mi) W of Vinchina (pop: 2,830) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) E of Vallenar (Atacama, Chile) (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
167 km (104 mi) WNW of Chilecito (pop: 42,200) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) NNW of San José de Jachal (San Juan) (pop: 21,000) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) SE of Copiapo (Atacama, Chile) (pop: 129,300) --> See nearby quakes!
235 km (146 mi) WNW of La Rioja (pop: 162,600) --> See nearby quakes!
318 km (197 mi) N of San Juan (pop: 447,000) --> See nearby quakes!
329 km (204 mi) W of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (pop: 188,800) --> See nearby quakes!
440 km (273 mi) WSW of Tucuman (pop: 781,000) --> See nearby quakes!
1210 km (752 mi) WNW of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 89 km | Chile-Argentina Border Region | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 91 km | SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 99 km | 96km W of Vinchina, Argentina | USGS |
| M 4.6 | 132 km | SAN JUAN (Argentina) | INPRES |
| M 4.4 | 111 km | 108 km al E de Alto del Carmen | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Departamento de General Lamadrid, 91 km west of Vinchina, La Rioja, Argentina, 23 October 2014 00:21 GMT
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