Strong earthquake strikes near Atacama, Chile

Strong earthquake strikes near Atacama, Chile
Strong earthquake strikes near Atacama, Chile
Written by Harry Johnson

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 ·         1 Sep 2020 21:09:17 UTC

·         1 Sep 2020 16:09:17 near epicenter

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

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

·         121.9 km (75.6 mi) WSW of Copiap�, Chile

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

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

·         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 = 145°

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Harry Johnson

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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