Sismo muy débil mag. 2.6 - 54 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, viernes, 08 ene. 2021 -

Sismo muy débil mag. 2.6 - 54 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, viernes, 08 ene. 2021

Sismo muy débil magnitud 2.6 at 182 km depth

8 Jan 13:56 UTC: Primero en informar: GUG (U. Chile) después de 23 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 8 Jan 2021 13:33:09 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: viernes, 8 ene 2021 10:33 (GMT -3)
Magnitud: 2.6
Profundidad: 182.4 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 23.328°S / 67.931°W (El Loa, Región de Antofagasta, Chile)
Volcán mas cercano: Lascar (21 km / 13 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
54 km al SSE de San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
140 km al SE de Calama (pop: 143,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
192 km al ONO de San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta, Argentina) (pop: 4,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
235 km al ONO de Santa Rosa de Tastil (Salta, Argentina) (pop: 2,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
254 km al E de Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 13.6°C (56 F), humidity: 37%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from W
Fuente primaria de datos: GUG (U. Chile)
Energía liberada estimada: 5 x 108 joules (139 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.12 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 2.6182 km29 Km Al N De Socaire, ChileGUG (U. Chile)
M 2.6182 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILEEMSC

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