Strong earthquake strikes near Atacama, Chile

Strong earthquake strikes near Atacama, Chile
Strong earthquake strikes near Atacama, Chile
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Powerful Magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near the coast of Atacama, Chile today. No fatalities, injuries or damage have been reported so far. No tsunami warning was issued.

Preliminary Report
Magnitude 6.5
Date-Time ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1 Sep 2020 21:09:17 UTC

ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1 Sep 2020 16:09:17 near epicenter

ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1 Sep 2020 10:09:17 standard time in your timezone

Location 27.928S 71.394W
Depth 14 km
Distances ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  95.0 km (58.9 mi) NW of Vallenar, Chile

ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  121.9 km (75.6 mi) WSW of Copiap๏ฟฝ, Chile

ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  218.4 km (135.4 mi) SW of Diego de Almagro, Chile

ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  219.5 km (136.1 mi) N of La Serena, Chile

ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  224.5 km (139.2 mi) N of Coquimbo, Chile

Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 4.3 km; Vertical 3.9 km
Parameters Nph = 95; Dmin = 43.8 km; Rmss = 0.92 seconds; Gp = 145ยฐ

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Harry Johnson has been the assignment editor for eTurboNews for mroe than 20 years. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is originally from Europe. He enjoys writing and covering the news.

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