Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes near Antofagasta, Chile
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- 04 Apr 2023
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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Antofagasta, Chile, was reported only 14 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 48 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Friday, March 31st, 2023, at 7:46 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.3 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Taltal (pop. 10,000) located 84 km from the epicenter, and Antofagasta (pop. 309,800) 125 km away.
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