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Magnitude 4.9 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 01:35:46 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 01:35:46 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, November 03, 2009 at 10:35:46 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 25.72S 70.16W
    Depth 40.8 kilometers
    Region ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
    Distances 50 km (30 miles) SE of Taltal, Chile
    185 km (115 miles) N of Copiapo, Chile
    230 km (145 miles) S of Antofagasta, Chile
    855 km (530 miles) N of SANTIAGO, Chile
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 6.7 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=144, Nph=164, Dmin=368.9 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Erho=6.7 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=89.3 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usnpab

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