Magnitude 6.6 - BIO-BIO, CHILE
2004 May 3 04:36:50 UTC
Earthquake Summary
USGS News Release
Felt Reports
Minor damage (VI)and power outages occurred at Canete. Felt (VI) at Angol, Concepcion, Los Angeles, Talcahuano and Victoria; (V) at Lebu, Lonquimay, Temuco, Valdivia and Villarica; (IV) at Cauquenes, Chillan, Linares and Talca; (III) at Curico, Osorno, Rancagua and San Fernando; (II) at Santiago. Also felt at Chiguayante.
Tectonic Summary
Tectonic Summary
Earthquake Details
Magnitude |
6.6 (Strong) |
Date-Time |
Monday, May 3, 2004 at 04:36:50 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, May 3, 2004 at 12:36:50 AM = local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
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Location |
37.649°S, 73.439°W |
Depth |
21 km (13.0 miles) set by location program |
Region |
BIO-BIO, CHILE |
Distances |
95 km (60 miles) SSW of Concepcion, Chile
140 km (85 miles) NNW of Temuco, Chile
240 km (150 miles) N of Valdivia, Chile
525 km (325 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Chile
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Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles); depth fixed by location program |
Parameters |
Nst=190, Nph=190, Dmin=177.9 km, Rmss=1.29 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S
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Source |
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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Event ID |
usiaag |
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Scientific & Technical Information
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver