Sismo muy débil mag. 3.0 - El Loa, 235 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, viernes, 15 ene. 2021 -

Sismo muy débil mag. 3.0 - El Loa, 235 km SE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, viernes, 15 ene. 2021

Sismo muy débil magnitud 3.0 at 240 km depth

15 Jan 22:28 UTC: Primero en informar: GUG (U. Chile) después de 13 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 15 Jan 2021 22:15:03 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: viernes, 15 ene 2021 19:15 (GMT -3)
Magnitud: 3
Profundidad: 240.3 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 23.962°S / 67.307°W (El Loa, Región de Antofagasta, Chile)
Volcán mas cercano: Cordon de Puntas Negras (34 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
148 km al SE de San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
206 km al O de San Salvador de Jujuy (Argentina) (pop: 305,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
213 km al ONO de Ciudad de Salta (Argentina) (pop: 512,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
215 km al O de Palpala (Jujuy, Argentina) (pop: 48,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
235 km al SE de Calama (pop: 143,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
250 km al O de San Pedro de Jujuy (Argentina) (pop: 58,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
257 km al O de Libertador General San Martin (Jujuy, Argentina) (pop: 49,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
316 km al E de Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
362 km al SE de Tocopilla (pop: 24,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
384 km al NE de Diego de Almagro (Atacama) (pop: 18,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 15.2°C (59 F), humidity: 27%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from W
Fuente primaria de datos: GUG (U. Chile)
Energía liberada estimada: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 3.0240 km72 Km Al SE De Socaire, ArgentinaGUG (U. Chile)
M 3.0240 kmSALTA, ARGENTINAEMSC
M 3.0178 kmSALTA (Argentina)INPRES

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