Magnitude 7.8 - TARAPACA, CHILE
2005 June 13 22:44:33 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 7.8 |
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| Location | 19.934°S, 69.028°W |
| Depth | 117.2 km (72.8 miles) set by location program |
| Region | TARAPACA, CHILE |
| Distances | 125 km (75 miles) ENE of Iquique, Chile 210 km (130 miles) SE of Arica, Chile 250 km (155 miles) SSE of Tacna, Peru 1500 km (930 miles) N of SANTIAGO, Chile |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.7 km (2.9 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=312, Nph=312, Dmin=414.7 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R |
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| Event ID | uszgbu |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Five people killed by collapsed buildings and 6 people killed when their vehicle was struck by a boulder near Iquique. Several houses collapsed (VII), power and telephone services interrupted, roads damaged and landslides occurred in the Iquique area. A rock fell from El Morro near Arica. Felt (VI) at Calama and Tocopilla; (V) at Arica, Chanaral and El Salvador; (IV) at Antofagasta, Caldera and Copiapo. Felt throughout northern Chile. Also felt (V) at Ilo, Moquega, Punta de Bombon and Tacna; (IV) at Arequipa, Peru. Felt (III) at La Paz, Bolivia. Felt as far away as Santiago, Chile and Brasilia, Brazil.
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Tsunami Information
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NOAA Tsunami Bulletins for this Earthquake
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Additional Information
- News Release
- At least 11 dead as quake rattles northern Chile, parts of Bolivia and Peru
- Chilean quake toll stands at 11
- Seismograms for 2005 June 13
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Tsunami Information
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- Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
- Recent Tsunamis
The earthquake locations and magnitudes cited in these bulletins are very preliminary, and may disagree with the more accurate USGS locations and magnitudes computed using more extensive data sets.
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver


