Magnitude 7.1 Near Coast of Northern Chile
1998 January 30 12:16:08 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
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Magnitude | 7.1 | |
| Date-Time | 1998 01 30 12:16:08 UTC | ||
| Location | 23.91S 70.20W | ||
| Depth | 42.0 kilometers | ||
| Region | Near Coast of Northern Chile | ||
| Reference |
35 km (20 miles) SE of Antofagasta, Chile 205 km (125 miles) SW of Calama, Chile 405 km (250 miles) S of Iquique, Chile 1065 km (660 miles) N of SANTIAGO, Chile |
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| Location Quality | Error estimate not available | ||
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) | ||
| Remarks | One person suffered a heart attack at Antofagasta. Minor damage to older buildings (VII) at Antofagasta. Felt (VII) at Calama and Collahuasi; (VI) at Maria Elena, Taltal and Tocopilla; (V) at Copiapo, Chanaral and San Pedro de Atacama; (IV) at Iquique; (III) at Caldera; (II) at La Serena. |
NB: The region name is an automatically generated name from the Flinn-Engdahl (F-E) seismic and geographical regionalization scheme. The boundaries of these regions are defined at one-degree intervals and therefore differ from irregular political boundaries. More->
