The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 29.4874 degrees south latitude and 72.0913 degrees west longitude.
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- Magnitude Mw 6.9 .....local time: 22:54
Date time 2015-11-11 01:54:37.9 UTC
Location 29.47 S ; 71.92 W
Depth 10 km
Distances 458 km N of Santiago, Chile / pop: 4,837,295 / local time: 22:54:37.9 2015-11-10
81 km NW of La Serena, Chile / pop: 154,521 / local time: 22:54:37.9 2015-11-10
77 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile / pop: 161,317 / local time: 22:54:37.9 2015-11-10
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- Magnitude Mw 6.8......local time: 23:46
Date time 2015-11-11 02:46:20.9 UTC
Location 29.50 S ; 71.81 W
Depth 10 km
Distances 452 km N of Santiago, Chile / pop: 4,837,295 / local time: 23:46:20.9 2015-11-10
70 km NW of La Serena, Chile / pop: 154,521 / local time: 23:46:20.9 2015-11-10
68 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile / pop: 161,317 / local time: 23:46:20.9 2015-11-10
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A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile late on Tuesday but there was no immediate tsunami alert, US seismologists said...
ReplyDeleteThe epicentre of the quake was near the coast, about 93 kilometres (57 miles) northwest of Coquimbo, said the US Geological Survey (USGS). It initially gave the magnitude as 6.6.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no tsunami threat from the quake, which struck at 8:54 pm (0154 GMT Wednesday) at a depth of 10 kilometres.
Chile is no stranger to earthquakes.
In September, the same area of the country was hit by an 8.3-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that left 15 dead and over 16,000 homeless.
In February 2010, an 8.8-magnitude quake off the southern Chilean coast killed more than 500 people and inflicted an estimated $30 billion in damage.
Chile lies on what is known as the "Ring of Fire" - an arc of fault lines that circles the Pacific Basin and is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
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