Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.3 OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 18:34:24 UTC

Magnitude 5.3
Date-Time Monday, November 16, 2009 at 18:34:24 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 03:34:24 PM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 19.56S 70.29W
Depth 30.4 kilometers
Region OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE
Distances 75 km (45 miles) N of Iquique, Chile
120 km (75 miles) S of Arica, Chile
170 km (105 miles) S of Tacna, Peru
1545 km (960 miles) N of SANTIAGO, Chile
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 13.3 km; depth fixed by location program
Parameters Nst=42, Nph=45, Dmin=366.7 km, Rmss=1.11 sec, Erho=13.3 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=140.3 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009pbaz

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