Past earthquakes in Copiapo, Atacama, Chile: 2021 - list, stats and map

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Quakes in 2021:

7 quakes above magnitude 5
44 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
226 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
299 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

In 2021, Copiapo was shaken by 7 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or above, 44 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 226 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 299 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.

Strongest quake: Mag. 5.9 | South Pacific Ocean, 106 km W of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile -

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Showing quakes magnitude 3.1 or higher (242 out of 576 quakes, show more):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Friday, December 31, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 31, 2021 12:14 pm (GMT -3) (Dec 31, 2021 15:14 GMT)	3.1 111 km		Central Chile	More
Dec 31, 2021 4:57 am (GMT -3) (Dec 31, 2021 07:57 GMT)	3.2 26 km		Near Coast of Northern Chile	More
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 28, 2021 11:40 am (GMT -3) (Dec 28, 2021 14:40 GMT)	3.4 12 km		Near Coast of Central Chile	More
Sunday, December 26, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 25, 2021 9:00 pm (GMT -3) (Dec 26, 2021 00:00 GMT)	3.5 10.1 km		Near Coast of Northern Chile	More
Saturday, December 25, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 25, 2021 12:39 pm (GMT -3) (Dec 25, 2021 15:39 GMT)	3.2 28 km		OFFSHORE ATACAMA, CHILE	More
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 22, 2021 3:52 am (GMT -3) (Dec 22, 2021 06:52 GMT)	3.2 40 km		Near Coast of Central Chile	More
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 21, 2021 6:07 am (GMT -3) (Dec 21, 2021 09:07 GMT)	3.3 60 km		Near Coast of Northern Chile	More
Dec 21, 2021 12:58 am (GMT -3) (Dec 21, 2021 03:58 GMT)	3.4 28 km		Near Coast of Northern Chile	More
Monday, December 20, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 20, 2021 1:22 am (GMT -3) (Dec 20, 2021 04:22 GMT)	3.2 99 km		ATACAMA, CHILE	More
Sunday, December 19, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 19, 2021 9:18 am (GMT -3) (Dec 19, 2021 12:18 GMT)	3.2 7.4 km		Near Coast of Central Chile	More
Dec 19, 2021 2:29 am (GMT -3) (Dec 19, 2021 05:29 GMT)	4.3 10 km		Near the Coast of Atacama, Chile 3 reports	More
Saturday, December 18, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 18, 2021 8:21 pm (GMT -3) (Dec 18, 2021 23:21 GMT)	3.2 111 km		Northern Chile	More
Dec 18, 2021 5:25 am (GMT -3) (Dec 18, 2021 08:25 GMT)	3.6 52 km		Near Coast of Northern Chile	More
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 15, 2021 12:05 am (GMT -3) (Dec 15, 2021 03:05 GMT)	3.7 37 km		ATACAMA, CHILE	More
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 14, 2021 3:52 am (GMT -3) (Dec 14, 2021 06:52 GMT)	4.3 101 km		Northern Chile	More
Dec 13, 2021 11:23 pm (GMT -5) (Dec 14, 2021 04:23 GMT)	5.5 22 km		74 Km W of Vallenar, Chile 5 reports	More
Dec 13, 2021 11:16 pm (GMT -5) (Dec 14, 2021 04:16 GMT)	3.6 1.9 km		Near Coast of Northern Chile 1 report	More
Monday, December 13, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 13, 2021 5:57 pm (GMT -5) (Dec 13, 2021 22:57 GMT)	3.7 1.9 km		Near Coast of Northern Chile	More
Sunday, December 12, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 12, 2021 11:51 am (GMT -3) (Dec 12, 2021 14:51 GMT)	3.1 70 km		Near Coast of Central Chile	More
Friday, December 10, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 10, 2021 8:09 am (GMT -3) (Dec 10, 2021 11:09 GMT)	3.1 92 km		Central Chile	More
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 8, 2021 12:46 am (GMT -3) (Dec 8, 2021 03:46 GMT)	3.4 84 km		Chile-Argentina Border Region	More

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.8 x 10¹⁴ joules (49.7 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42786 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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