Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.0 - South Pacific Ocean, 102 km a ovest da Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Cile, martedì, 13 ottobre 2020 -

Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.0 - South Pacific Ocean, 102 km a ovest da Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Cile, martedì, 13 ottobre 2020

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 30 km depth

13 Oct 17:20 UTC: Primo a segnalare: GFZ dopo 4 minuti.
13 Oct 17:22: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 5.6 a 5.4. Posizione dell'epicentro corretta di 3.7 km (2.3 mi) al SE.
13 Oct 17:29: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 5.4 a 5.5. Posizione dell'epicentro corretta di 16 km (9.9 mi) al E.
13 Oct 17:32: Ora utilizzando nuova fonte di dati: GUG (U. Chile)
Data & ora: 13 Oct 2020 17:16:17 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: 13 Oct 12:16 pm (GMT -5)
Magnitudine: 5
Profondità: 30.1 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 26.162°S / 71.049°W (South Pacific Ocean, Cile)
Nearby towns and cities:
101 km SSO da Taltal (Antofagasta) (pop: 10,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
102 km ONO da Diego de Almagro (pop: 18,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
152 km NNO da Copiapo (pop: 129,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
270 km N da Vallenar (pop: 44,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
287 km SSO da Antofagasta (pop: 309,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
379 km ONO da Fiambala (Argentina) (pop: 8,060) --> Vedi sismi vicini
405 km ONO da Tinogasta (Argentina) (pop: 14,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
462 km SO da San Pedro de Atacama (pop: 2,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
483 km NO da Chilecito (Argentina) (pop: 42,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
812 km N da Santiago del Cile (pop: 4,837,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 13.8°C (57 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SW
Fonte dati primaria: GUG (U. Chile)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 5.030 km47 Km Al NO De Chañaral., ChileGUG (U. Chile)
M 5.028 kmOCEANO PACIFICO (Argentina), ChileINPRES
M 4.82 kmOffshore Atacama, ChileEMSC
M 4.910 kmOff Coast of Northern ChileGFZ
M 4.910 kmOff Coast of Northern ChileGeoAu
M 4.813 km105 Km SW of Taltal, ChileUSGS
M 4.710 kmOff Coast of Northern ChileUSP

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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, 102 km west of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile, 13 Oct 12:16 pm (GMT -5)

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):
  • 14 Oct 2020 00:59 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    38 km (23.6 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (1 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details

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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 102 km west of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile, on 13 Oct 12:16 pm (GMT -5)

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