Terremoto leve mag. 4.2 - 58 km N of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, Sunday, 14 Feb. 2021 -

Terremoto leve mag. 4.2 - 58 km N of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, Sunday, 14 Feb. 2021

Terremoto leve magnitud 4.2 at 45 km depth

14 Feb 14:21 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 19 minutos.
14 Feb 14:22: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: GUG (U. Chile)
14 Feb 14:24: Profundidad recalculada de 44.9 a 44.8 km (de 28 a 28 mi).
Fecha & hora: 14 Feb 2021 14:01:54 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: Sunday, 14 Feb 2021 11:01 (GMT -3)
Magnitud: 4.2
Profundidad: 44.8 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 29.39°S / 71.129°W (Elqui, Región de Coquimbo, Chile)
Nearby towns and cities:
58 km al N de La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
66 km al NNE de Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
82 km al NNO de Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
97 km al SSO de Vallenar (Atacama) (pop: 44,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
135 km al N de Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
146 km al N de Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
238 km al SSO de Copiapó (Atacama) (pop: 129,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
250 km al N de Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
455 km al N de Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
472 km al N de Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 17°C (63 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WNW
Fuente primaria de datos: GUG (U. Chile)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
4.245 km15 Km Al NE De La Higuera, ChileGUG (U. Chile)
4.446 kmCOQUIMBO, CHILEEMSC
4.444 km57 Km N of La Serena, ChileUSGS

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