Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - 95km NW of Iquique, Chile on Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Near Coast of Northern Chile on Wednesday, 2 April 2014
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 8.2 quake: 95km NW of Iquique, Chile, 1 Apr 2014 23h46, which had occurred 5 hours earlier.
2 Apr 05:13 UTC: Premier à signaler: GFZ après 10 minutes.
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 51.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.56°S / 70.67°W
(Chili)Nearest volcano: Puchuldiza (179 km / 111 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
91 km NW de Iquique (pop: 227,500)
127 km SW de Arica (pop: 186,000)
177 km SW de Tacna (pop: 280,100)
1546 km N de Santiago (pop: 4,837,300)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1013 joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Wed, 2 Apr 05:02 UTC | M 5.7 / 51 km | Near Coast of Northern Chile | GFZ |
| Wed, 2 Apr 05:02 UTC | M 5.0 / 10 km | 115km WNW of Iquique, Chile | USGS |
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Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Near Coast of Northern Chile on Wednesday, 2 April 2014
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