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Magnitude 5.0 - ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

2008 October 30 01:32:36 UTC

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Magnitude

5.0 (Preliminary
magnitude — subject to revision)

Date-Time

Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 01:32:36 UTC

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 10:32:36 PM at epicenter

Location

24.105°S, 70.468°W

Depth

1 km (~0.6 mile) set by location program

Region

ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE

Distances

49 km (31 miles) S (190°) from Antofagasta, Chile

238 km (148 miles) SW (221°) from Calama, Chile

359 km (223 miles) N (359°) from Copiapo, Chile

1045 km (649 miles) N (1°) from SANTIAGO,
Chile

Location
Uncertainty

Error estimate not available

Parameters

NST=007, Nph=007, Dmin=543.8 km, Rmss=1.72 sec,
Gp=158°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=1

Source

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami
Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event
ID

at00533035

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