Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.4 - South Pacific Ocean, 58 km SW of Taltal, Provincia de Antofagasta, Chile, domingo, 22 oct. 2006
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 5.4 at 31 km depth
Magnitud: 5.4
Profundidad: 30.5 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 25.813°S / 70.855°W
(Océano Pacífico Sur, Chile)Volcán mas cercano: El Azufre (204 km / 127 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
58 km al SO de Taltal (Antofagasta) (pop: 10,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
101 km al NO de Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
180 km al NNO de Copiapó (pop: 129,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
245 km al S de Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
307 km al N de Vallenar (pop: 44,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
419 km al S de Tocopilla (pop: 24,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
422 km al SSO de Calama (pop: 143,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
498 km al NO de Chilecito (Argentina) (pop: 42,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
562 km al NO de Ciudad de La Rioja (Argentina) (pop: 162,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
850 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: 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.4 | 31 km | near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile | USGS |
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