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Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - Near Coast of Northern Chile on Thursday, 5 April 2018 - information

Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - Near Coast of Northern Chile on Thursday, 5 April 2018

Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - Near Coast of Northern Chile on Thursday, 5 April 2018
Date & time: Thu, 5 Apr 11:12:08 UTC
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.45°S / 70.79°W (Chili)
Nearest volcano: Puchuldiza (222 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
(1391.8 km S from epicenter) [Map] / not felt (via app)
(1391.8 km S from epicenter) [Map] / not felt (via app)
iquique / MMI VI (Strong shaking): movimiento vertical con mucho ruido subterraneo
Arequipa / MMI III (Weak shaking)
Alto Hospicio (Chile) (52 km E from epicenter)(no details): En chile estamos acostumbrados. Este fue suave (via EMSC)
(Chile) (211 km E from epicenter)(no details): Se sintió muy fuerte al.interios de iquique en faena collahuasi (via EMSC)
(Chile) (71 km E from epicenter)(no details): Fuerte...ruido fuerte (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (52 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Más fuerte que la xuxa (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (51 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Fue fuerte, muy largo se movieron mucho las cosas, ladridos de perros, y algo de panico (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (51 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Muy fuerte y largo, la casa crujia entera (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (51 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Sólo fue un remezon. (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (51 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Bastante ruido y temblor brusco. (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (50 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Fuerte ruido subterraneo (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (50 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Se sintió demasiado fuerte (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (50 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Muy muy fuerte (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (50 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Ruido subterráneo y movimiento (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (50 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Fue muy fuerte en el puerto de Iquique (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (50 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Fue fuerte como un golpe, corto y con mucho ruido. (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (50 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Muy fuerte (via EMSC)
Iquique (Chile) (50 km E from epicenter)(no details): Iba en auto y el auto se sacudió (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 5 Apr 2018
Thu, 5 Apr 15:45 UTCM 2.6 / 35.8 km - [info]94 km al O de Pisagua[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 6 Apr 2018
Fri, 6 Apr 02:58 UTCM 2.8 / 24.8 km - [info]81 km al N de Tocopilla[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 7 Apr 2018
Sat, 7 Apr 03:49 UTCM 3.4 / 106.6 km - [info]25 km al O de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 7 Apr 06:26 UTCM 2.7 / 95.7 km - [info]30 km al NE de Pica[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sun, 8 Apr 2018
Sun, 8 Apr 09:24 UTCM 3.2 / 103.2 km - [info]55 km al SE de Camiña[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 11 Apr 2018
Wed, 11 Apr 08:27 UTCM 2.7 / 21.6 km - [info]28 km al S de Pisagua[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 11 Apr 08:32 UTCM 2.8 / 110.7 km - [info]45 km al SO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 12 Apr 2018 (8 earthquakes)
Thu, 12 Apr 01:02 UTCM 3.0 / 101.9 km - [info]28 km al NO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 12 Apr 03:11 UTCM 3.0 / 45.1 km - [info]34 km al NO de Iquique[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 12 Apr 04:38 UTCM 3.0 / 108 km - [info]TARAPACA, CHILE[Map]EMSC
Thu, 12 Apr 05:00 UTCM 3.1 / 100.9 km - [info]26 km al NO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 12 Apr 09:33 UTCM 2.7 / 94.6 km - [info]69 km al E de Quillagua[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 12 Apr 12:49 UTCM 4.1 / 43 km - [info]Near Coast of Northern Chile[Map]GFZ
Thu, 12 Apr 21:07 UTCM 2.8 / 32.2 km - [info]100 km al SO de Iquique[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 12 Apr 21:22 UTCM 3.0 / 49.7 km - [info]35 km al NO de Quillagua[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 13 Apr 2018
Fri, 13 Apr 02:28 UTCM 2.6 / 103.5 km - [info]35 km al NO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 13 Apr 05:16 UTCM 3.4 / 30.9 km - [info]107 km al SO de Iquique[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 13 Apr 10:46 UTCM 3.9 / 105 km - [info]64 km al N de Pica[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 13 Apr 14:40 UTCM 3.1 / 110.7 km - [info]39 km al SO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 14 Apr 2018
Sat, 14 Apr 02:41 UTCM 2.9 / 36.6 km - [info]96 km al O de Pisagua[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 14 Apr 02:48 UTCM 2.6 / 108.3 km - [info]61 km al S de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sun, 15 Apr 2018
Sun, 15 Apr 20:22 UTCM 3.0 / 105 km - [info]32 km al O de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 16 Apr 2018
Mon, 16 Apr 09:01 UTCM 3.1 / 115.3 km - [info]62 km al O de Ollagüe[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 16 Apr 09:27 UTCM 3.0 / 63.6 km - [info]33 km al NO de Quillagua[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 16 Apr 13:15 UTCM 3.0 / 30.4 km - [info]42 km al S de Alto Hospicio[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 16 Apr 18:16 UTCM 3.2 / 113.2 km - [info]41 km al SO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 16 Apr 23:03 UTCM 2.6 / 58 km - [info]90 km al S de Alto Hospicio[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
Tue, 17 Apr 20:37 UTCM 2.9 / 79.6 km - [info]52 km al NO de Quillagua[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 (6 earthquakes)
Wed, 18 Apr 01:24 UTCM 3.3 / 113 km - [info]TARAPACA, CHILE[Map]EMSC
Wed, 18 Apr 02:46 UTCM 2.9 / 97.9 km - [info]23 km al SE de Pica[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 18 Apr 07:37 UTCM 2.9 / 115.2 km - [info]69 km al SO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 18 Apr 08:46 UTCM 3.1 / 45 km - [info]102 km al S de Alto Hospicio[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 18 Apr 13:40 UTCM 3.2 / 102 km - [info]TARAPACA, CHILE[Map]EMSC
Wed, 18 Apr 19:39 UTCM 3.6 / 106 km - [info]TARAPACA, CHILE[Map]EMSC
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
Thu, 19 Apr 10:21 UTCM 4.1 / 85.2 km - [info]36 km al N de Pica[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 19 Apr 15:40 UTCM 3.6 / 99.8 km - [info]49 km al SO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 19 Apr 16:45 UTCM 2.6 / 104.1 km - [info]33 km al O de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 20 Apr 2018
Fri, 20 Apr 07:13 UTCM 2.9 / 112.8 km - [info]43 km al SO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 20 Apr 12:58 UTCM 2.7 / 99.9 km - [info]60 km al SO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 20 Apr 16:14 UTCM 2.8 / 93.5 km - [info]4 km al N de Pica[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Fri, 20 Apr 16:42 UTCM 3.4 / 107.8 km - [info]43 km al O de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 21 Apr 2018
Sat, 21 Apr 04:00 UTCM 3.5 / 98.3 km - [info]61 km al N de Pica[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 21 Apr 13:47 UTCM 3.1 / 93.6 km - [info]62 km al N de Pica[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 21 Apr 16:15 UTCM 3.5 / 103.7 km - [info]40 km al NO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 21 Apr 18:27 UTCM 3.2 / 91.7 km - [info]64 km al NE de Pozo Almonte[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 23 Apr 2018
Mon, 23 Apr 13:18 UTCM 2.9 / 97.7 km - [info]48 km al SE de Camiña[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 23 Apr 15:40 UTCM 3.0 / 108.2 km - [info]43 km al SO de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
Tue, 24 Apr 01:26 UTCM 2.7 / 105 km - [info]45 km al O de Mina Collahuasi[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 24 Apr 20:28 UTCM 3.5 / 97.9 km - [info]67 km al SE de Camiña[Map]GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
Wed, 25 Apr 06:55 UTCM 3.9 / 106.9 km - [info]30 km al E de Pica[Map]GUG (U. Chile)

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