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Magnitude 4.8 ARAUCANIA, CHILE

Monday, June 29, 2009 at 00:08:42 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time
  • Monday, June 29, 2009 at 00:08:42 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 08:08:42 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 37.89S 72.47W
    Depth 35.0 kilometers
    Region ARAUCANIA, CHILE
    Distances 50 km (30 miles) SSW of Los Angeles, Chile
    95 km (60 miles) N of Temuco, Chile
    130 km (80 miles) SSE of Concepcion, Chile
    520 km (320 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Chile
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 21.1 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=21, Nph=21, Dmin=355.6 km, Rmss=1.30 sec, Erho=21.1 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=174.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usilab

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