Sismo muy débil mag. 3.1 - El Loa, Antofagasta, 239 km W of San Salvador de Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina, viernes, 15 ene. 2021 -

Sismo muy débil mag. 3.1 - El Loa, Antofagasta, 239 km W of San Salvador de Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina, viernes, 15 ene. 2021

Sismo muy débil magnitud 3.1 at 250 km depth

15 Jan 14:40 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 11 minutos.
15 Jan 14:40: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: GUG (U. Chile)
Fecha & hora: 15 Jan 2021 14:28:39 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: viernes, 15 ene 2021 11:28 (GMT -3)
Magnitud: 3.1
Profundidad: 250.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 24.079°S / 67.648°W (El Loa, Región de Antofagasta, Argentina)
Volcán mas cercano: Aracar (23 km / 14 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
136 km al O de San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta) (pop: 4,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
223 km al SE de Calama (Chile) (pop: 143,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
239 km al O de San Salvador de Jujuy (pop: 305,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
240 km al ONO de Ciudad de Salta (pop: 512,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
248 km al O de Palpala (Jujuy) (pop: 48,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
283 km al O de San Pedro de Jujuy (pop: 58,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
283 km al E de Antofagasta (Chile) (pop: 309,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
292 km al O de Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy) (pop: 49,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
384 km al NO de Yerba Buena (Tucuman) (pop: 50,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
391 km al NO de San Miguel de Tucumán (Tucuman) (pop: 781,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 15.9°C (61 F), humidity: 23%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SW
Fuente primaria de datos: GUG (U. Chile)
Energía liberada estimada: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 3.1250 km60 Km Al SE De Socaire, ChileGUG (U. Chile)
M 3.1250 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILEEMSC
M 3.1212 kmSALTA (Argentina)INPRES

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