Another Significant Aftershock Strikes Coastal Chile
Posted by feww on March 17, 2014
MAJOR EARTHQUAKE WARNING
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M6.2 aftershock strikes near Iquique, Chile
The event registered as a 6.2Mw shock occurring 80km WNW of Iquique, coastal Chile.
Earthquake Details
- Magnitude: 6.2Mw [USGS/EHP]
- Epicenter: 20.003°S 70.874°W depth=17.0km (10.6mi)
- Event Time: 2014-03-17 05:11:34 UTC
- Distances: 80km (50mi) WNW of Iquique, Chile
Tsunami Status
No Tsunami Warnings, Advisories or Watches are in effect.
Earthquake Location Map
List of the latest Events Occurring in the Peru-Chile Trench
- 5.0Mw 82km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-17 05:19:34UTC Depth 12.0 km
- 6.2Mw 80km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-17 05:11:34UTC Depth 17.0 km
- 4.8Mw 18km W of Tacna, Peru 2014-03-17 04:14:51UTC Depth 94.5 km
- 4.6Mw 65km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-17 03:28:21UTC Depth 10.0 km
- 4.6Mw 88km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-17 02:05:58UTC Depth 23.6 km
- 5.2Mw 70km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-17 01:34:55UTC Depth 10.0 km
- 4.9Mw 65km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-17 00:55:03UTC Depth 10.0 km
- 5.1Mw 55km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-17 00:12:09UTC Depth 10.0 km
- 4.9Mw 61km W of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-16 23:08:11UTC Depth 10.0 km
- 4.9Mw 68km SE of Arica, Chile 2014-03-16 22:54:09UTC Depth 11.9 km
- 4.9Mw 84km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-16 21:29:35UTC Depth 10.9 km
- 5.1Mw 36km NNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-16 21:26:27UTC Depth 35.0 km
- 6.7Mw 60km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2014-03-16 21:16:30UTC Depth 20.0 km
FIRE-EARTH Earthquake Forecast for Chile
FIRE-EARTH Models show a large earthquake could strike along Peru-Chile Trench in the coming weeks.
Tsunami Forecast: Large tsunami waves highly probable.
(NOTE: This post was hacked. Correct information reinstated on March 22, 2013)
Forecast Details
- Magnitude: ≥8.2Mw
- Location: 23.6°S, 70.8ºW
- Depth: 30km
- Time: March 17 – April 29, 2014
- Probability of Occurrence: 0.75
- Total Earthquake Energy for the Episode ≥ 0.25EJ
Related Links
- Intense Seismicity Along Peru-Chile Trench March 16, 2014
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