Earthequake Magnitude 6.1 - ATACAMA, CHILE

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Magnitude 6.1 - ATACAMA, CHILE

2011 December 07 22:23:09 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.1
Date-Time	Wednesday, December 07, 2011 at 22:23:09 UTC Wednesday, December 07, 2011 at 07:23:09 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	27.884°S, 70.932°W
Depth	15.6 km (9.7 miles)
Region	ATACAMA, CHILE
Distances	79 km (49 miles) NNW of Vallenar, Atacama, Chile 80 km (49 miles) SW of Copiapo, Atacama, Chile 234 km (145 miles) N of Coquimbo, Coquimbo, Chile 619 km (384 miles) N of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16.1 km (10.0 miles); depth +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles)
Parameters	NST=423, Nph=431, Dmin=126.9 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc00073nc