Light 4.6 quake hits near San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile - VolcanoDiscovery

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Sat, 2 Jan 2021, 09:00

09:00 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.6 quake 2 Jan 5:40 am (GMT -3)

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, was reported only 11 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 100 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Saturday 2 January 2021 at 5:40 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San Pedro de Atacama (pop. 2,000) located 95 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Date & time: 2 Jan 5:40 am (GMT -3) local time (2 Jan 2021 08:40 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 100.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 23.49°S / 68.88°W (Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile)
Primary data source: EMSC

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