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Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 77km SSW of Iquique, Chile on Thursday, 3 April 2014

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 77km SSW of Iquique, Chile on Thursday, 3 April 2014

This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 8.2 quake: 95km NW of Iquique, Chile on Tue, 1 Apr 23h46, which had occurred 1 day 6 hours earlier.
Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 77km SSW of Iquique, Chile on Thursday, 3 April 2014
Date & time: Thursday, 3 April 2014 05:26 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, April 03, 2014 00:26:16
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 24.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.8068°S / 70.5486°W (Chili)
Nearest volcano: Irruputuncu (208 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.3*10^14 J (35 GWh / 30089 tons of TNT / 1.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationSource
Thu, 3 Apr 2014
Thu, 3 Apr 05:26 UTCM 6.3 / 19 kmNear Coast of Northern ChileGFZ
Thu, 3 Apr 05:26 UTCM 6.3 / 20 kmOFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILEEMSC
Thu, 3 Apr 05:26 UTCM 6.3 / 38 km83 km al SO de IquiqueGUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 3 Apr 05:26 UTCM 6.3 / 6 kmNear Coast of Northern ChileGeoAu

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