Offshore Bio-Bio, Chile - Earthquake Magnitude 6.2

US Geological Survey
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:23 UTC

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Earthquake Location.

Date-Time
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 16:04:54 UTC

Monday, January 23, 2012 at 01:04:54 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
36.415°S, 73.015°W

Depth
29.7 km (18.5 miles)

Region
OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE

Distances
50 km (31 miles) N of Concepcion, Bio-Bio, Chile

80 km (49 miles) SW of Cauquenes, Maule, Chile

90 km (55 miles) WNW of Chillan, Bio-Bio, Chile

393 km (244 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles); depth +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles)

Parameters
NST=355, Nph=355, Dmin=184.2 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=E

Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID
usc0007qi0