Chile: Earthquake Magnitude 6.8 - Off Coast of Bio-Bio

US Geological Survey
Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:39 UTC

© USGS

Date-Time:
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 20:05:30 UTC

Friday, February 11, 2011 at 05:05:30 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
36.432°S, 73.050°W

Depth:
18.4 km (11.4 miles)

Region:
OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE

Distances:
45 km (28 miles) N (360°) from Concepcion, Chile

164 km (102 miles) SW (229°) from Talca, Chile

260 km (162 miles) N (352°) from Temuco, Chile

392 km (243 miles) SSW (213°) from SANTIAGO, Chile

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 18.8 km (11.7 miles); depth +/- 2.3 km (1.4 miles)

Parameters:
NST=236, Nph=236, Dmin=525.4 km, Rmss=1.46 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=7

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
usb0001cku