Earthquake: M 5.0, offshore Atacama, Chile

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Saturday, September 01, 2012 at 10:38:41 UTC Saturday, September 01, 2012 at 06:38:41 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	27.208°S, 71.318°W
Depth	39.3 km (24.4 miles)
Region	OFFSHORE ATACAMA, CHILE
Distances	99 km (61 miles) W of Copiapo, Chile 157 km (97 miles) SW of Diego de Almagro, Chile 160 km (99 miles) NNW of Vallenar, Chile 217 km (134 miles) SSW of Taltal, Chile
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.7 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 9.7 km (6.0 miles)
Parameters	NST=155, Nph=161, Dmin=115.8 km, Rmss=1.42 sec, Gp=130°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=C
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000cd4q

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