Magnitude 5.5 earthquake at Bio-Bio, Chile, 26 December 2012

USGS
Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:48 UTC

© neic.usgs.gov

Magnitude: 5.5

Date-Time: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 13:17:56 UTC

Location: 37.281°S, 73.363°W

Depth: 24.7 km (15.3 miles)

Region: BIO-BIO, CHILE

Distances:

11 km (6 miles) WSW of Arauco, Chile

19 km (11 miles) NNW of Curanilahue, Chile

33 km (20 miles) SW of Lota, Chile

40 km (24 miles) NNE of Lebu, Chile

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 19.7 km (12.2 miles); depth +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles)

Parameters: NST=315, Nph=330, Dmin=283.9 km, Rmss=0.62 sec, Gp= 68°,

M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=B

Source:

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID: usc000eg5v