Magnitude 6.8 - OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
2011 February 11 20:05:30 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 36.344°S, 72.959°W |
| Depth | 18 km (11.2 miles) |
| Region | OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE |
| Distances | 55 km (35 miles) N of Concepcion, Bio-Bio, Chile 70 km (45 miles) SW of Cauquenes, Maule, Chile 80 km (50 miles) WNW of Chillan, Bio-Bio, Chile 385 km (240 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 8.1 km (5.0 miles); depth +/- 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=361, Nph=361, Dmin=531.2 km, Rmss=1.25 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A |
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| Event ID | usb0001cku |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Power outages in Constitucion, Curanipe and Pelluhue. Felt (VI) at Arauco and Talcahuano; (V) at Chillan, Concepcion, Parral and Rancagua; (IV) at Angol, Los Angeles, San Vicente and Vina del Mar; (III) a Curico, Linares, Santiago, Talca and Temuco. Felt in much of central Chile from La Ligua in the north to Valdivia in the south. Felt (II) at Buenos Ares, Argentina. Also felt at Bariloche, Cutral Co, Mendoza, Neuquen and San Juan.
Earthquake Maps
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