Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.3 - South Pacific Ocean, 90 km W of Copiapó, Provincia de Copiapo, Atacama, Chile, martes, 02 may. 2006
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.3 at 22 km depth
Magnitud: 5.3
Profundidad: 22.2 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 27.509°S / 71.23°W
(Océano Pacífico Sur, Chile)Volcán mas cercano: Copiapo (209 km / 130 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
90 km al O de Copiapó (pop: 129,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
127 km al NNO de Vallenar (pop: 44,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
173 km al SO de Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
245 km al SSO de Taltal (Antofagasta) (pop: 10,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
266 km al N de La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
272 km al N de Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
285 km al N de Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
344 km al N de Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
437 km al S de Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
664 km al N de Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.3 | 22 km | offshore Atacama, Chile | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 11 May 2006 13:48 UTC| M 5.5 |32.1 km (19.9 mi) depth|8 km (5 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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