Chile, 5.9 earthquake 21 miles north of Valparaiso

Posted on September 14, 2011 • Filed under: Chile, Earthquake

FROM USGS
Magnitude

5.9

Date-Time

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 07:03:51 UTC
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 03:03:51 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location

32.734°S, 71.613°W

Depth

19 km (11.8 miles)

Region

OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
Distances

35 km (21 miles) N of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile
95 km (59 miles) W of Los Andes, Valparaiso, Chile
95 km (59 miles) N of San Antonio, Valparaiso, Chile
119 km (73 miles) NW of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile

Location Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 13.4 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 6.2 km (3.9 miles)

Parameters

NST=293, Nph=293, Dmin=62.3 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=5

Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID

usc0005u4c

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