Magnitude 7.8 - TARAPACA, CHILE - uszgbu
2005 June 13 22:44:33 UTC
A major earthquake occurred at 22:44:33 (UTC) on Monday, June 13, 2005. The magnitude 7.8 event has been located in TARAPACA, CHILE. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 7.8 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| 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 |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | uszgbu |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
