CHILE: Earthquake Magnitude 5.4 - TARAPACA

Earthquake Details
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Magnitude 5.4
Date-Time Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 21:30:43 UTC
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 06:30:43 PM at epicenter

Location 18.962°S, 69.246°W
Depth 73.7 km (45.8 miles)
Region TARAPACA, CHILE
Distances 125 km (80 miles) ESE of Arica, Tarapaca, Chile
150 km (95 miles) SE of Tacna, Peru
170 km (105 miles) NE of Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile
1605 km (1000 miles) N of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 18.8 km (11.7 miles); depth +/- 0.7 km (0.4 miles)
Parameters NST=248, Nph=267, Dmin=406.3 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp=104°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID usb00010nd