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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: Thursday, 5 April 2018 11:12 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
Estimated released energy: 3.2*10^13 J (8.78 GWh / 7558 tons of TNT / 0.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
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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)

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