Sismo muy débil mag. 2.9 - 56 km NNE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, lunes, 08 feb. 2021 -

Sismo muy débil mag. 2.9 - 56 km NNE of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, lunes, 08 feb. 2021

Sismo muy débil magnitud 2.9 at 115 km depth

8 Feb 19:27 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 12 minutos.
8 Feb 19:28: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: GUG (U. Chile)
Fecha & hora: 8 Feb 2021 19:14:55 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: lunes, 8 feb 2021 16:14 (GMT -3)
Magnitud: 2.9
Profundidad: 115.4 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 21.996°S / 68.706°W (El Loa, Región de Antofagasta, Chile)
Volcán mas cercano: San Pedro (34 km / 21 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
56 km al NNE de Calama (pop: 143,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
114 km al NNO de San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
154 km al E de Tocopilla (pop: 24,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
249 km al SE de Iquique (Tarapacá) (pop: 227,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
253 km al NE de Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
259 km al SO de Uyuni (Antonio Quijarro, Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 10,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
263 km al SO de Colchani (Potosí, Bolivia) (pop: 12,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 24°C (75 F), humidity: 29%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from W
Fuente primaria de datos: GUG (U. Chile)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
2.9115 km58 Km Al NE De Calama, ChileGUG (U. Chile)
2.9115 kmANTOFAGASTA, CHILEEMSC

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