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Terremoto leve mag. 4.0 - 95 km ESE of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile, jueves, 29 sep 2022 12:09 (GMT -3) -

Terremoto leve magnitud 4.0 a 145 km de profundidad

29 Sep 15:14 UTC: Primero en informar: EMSC después de 4 minutos.
29 Sep 15:24: Magnitud recalculada de 3.8 a 3.9. Profundidad recalculada de 134.0 a 126.0 km (de 83 a 78 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 9.7 km (6.1 mi) al O.
29 Sep 16:58: Magnitud recalculada de 3.9 a 4.0. Profundidad recalculada de 126.0 a 145.0 km (de 78 a 90 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 4.9 km (3 mi) al SSW.
29 Sep 17:00: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: USGS

Detalles del terremoto

Fecha y hora	29 Sep 2022 15:09:49 UTC -
Hora local en el epicentro	jueves, 29 sep 2022 12:09 (GMT -3)
Status	Confirmado
Magnitud	4
Prof.	145.3 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud	28.9031°S / 69.859°W (Huasco Province, Región de Atacama, Chile)
Antipode	28.903°N / 110.141°E
Intensidad del temblor	Temblor muy débil
Sentido	0 informes
Fuente primaria de datos	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Volcán mas cercano	El Solo (229 km / 142 mi)
Lugares cercanos	95 km al ESE de Vallenar (pop: 44,900) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 175 km al NE de La Serena (Coquimbo) (pop: 154,500) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 177 km al SSE de Copiapó (pop: 129,300) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 184 km al NO de San José de Jachal (San Juan, Argentina) (pop: 21,000) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 185 km al NE de Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 229 km al NE de Ovalle (Coquimbo) (pop: 77,100) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 512 km al N de Santiago de Chile (Metropolitana) (pop: 4,837,300) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos
Tiempo en el epicentro en el momento del sismo
Energía sísmica estimada liberada	6.3 x 10¹⁰ joules (17.5 MWh, equivalente a 15.1 toneladas de TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Revista	Prof.	Ubicación	Fuente
4.0	145 km	95 Km ESE of Vallenar, Chile	USGS
4.0	145 km	Chile-Argentina Border Region	RaspberryShake
4.0	10 km	Chile-Argentina Border Region	IRIS
4.0	145 km	ATACAMA, CHILE	EMSC

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Seismograms

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Seismic station El Transito: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station El Transito: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station El Transito: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile (LCO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 83 km / 51 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Tololo Observatory, Vicuna, Chile (GO04/C network) | Distance from quake: 168 km / 104 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tololo Observatory, Vicuna, Chile: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tololo Observatory, Vicuna, Chile: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tololo Observatory, Vicuna, Chile: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Mina Guanaco, Chile (GO02/C network) | Distance from quake: 417 km / 259 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Mina Guanaco, Chile: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Mina Guanaco, Chile: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Mina Guanaco, Chile: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Panimavida (ML02/C1 network) | Distance from quake: 777 km / 483 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Panimavida: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Panimavida: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Panimavida: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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