Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Offshore Atacama, Chile, on Tuesday, 2 May 2006 at 13:58 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 32 km depth
Magnitude: 5.2
Profondeur: 31.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.442°S / 71.683°W

Nearby towns and cities:
134 km O de Copiapó (pop: 129,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
155 km NO de Vallenar (pop: 44,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
201 km SO de Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
256 km SSO de Taltal (Antofagasta) (pop: 10,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
277 km N de La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
281 km N de Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
304 km NNO de Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
355 km N de Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
441 km SSO de Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
676 km N de Santiago du Chili (pop: 4,837,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
M 5.2 | 32 km | offshore Atacama, Chile | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (12 quakes):- 11 May 2006 19:07 UTC| M 4.9 |6.2 km (3.9 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 May 2006 17:06 UTC| M 3.8 |72.4 km (45 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 May 2006 17:00 UTC| M 4.0 |40.1 km (24.9 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 May 2006 16:59 UTC| M 3.8 |6.4 km (4 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 May 2006 06:06 UTC| M 3.8 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|22 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 May 2006 07:03 UTC| M 3.7 |30.4 km (18.9 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 May 2006 05:13 UTC| M 3.8 |29.1 km (18.1 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 03 May 2006 01:28 UTC| M 3.2 |39.5 km (24.5 mi) depth|22 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 May 2006 23:09 UTC| M 4.4 |15.1 km (9.4 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 May 2006 23:03 UTC| M 3.7 |18.8 km (11.7 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 May 2006 15:35 UTC| M 3.3 |43.2 km (26.8 mi) depth|22 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 02 May 2006 14:26 UTC| M 3.3 |29.4 km (18.3 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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