Significant Earthquake

Date Earthquake Location Earthquake Parameters
Focal
Depth		 Magnitude MMI Int
Year Mo Dy Hr Mn Sec Name Latitude Longitude Mw Ms Mb Ml Mfa Unk
2011 2 11 20 5 30.7 CHILE: OFF COAST CENTRAL -36.474 -73.125 28 6.8 6.0
Significant Earthquake
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Comments for the Significant Earthquake

Comments for the Significant Earthquake

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Power outages occurred at Constitucion, Curanipe and Pelluhue. A local tsunami with a wave height of 0.3 meters observed at Talcahuano. Felt (VI) at Arauco, Cauquenes, Chanco, Colbun, Concepcion, Constitucion, Curico, Empedrado, La Laja, Linares, Longavi, Molina, Pelluhue, Retiro, Romeral, San Clemente, San Javier, Talca, Talcahuano and Yerbas Buenas; (V) at Angol, Chepica, Chillan, Iloca, Los Sauces, Melipeuco, Paredones, Parral, Rancagua, Renaico, Rio Claro, Santa Cruz and Yumbel; (IV) at Los Angeles, San Vicente and Vina del Mar; (III) at Santiago and Temuco. Felt in much of central Chile from La Ligua to Valdivia. Felt (II) at Buenos Aires, Argentina. Also felt at Cutral Co, Mendoza, Neuquen, San Carlos de Bariloche and San Juan. (reference #1053)


References for the Significant Earthquake

References for the Significant Earthquake

ID Author Year Citation
1053 National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) 1971 to present Preliminary Determination of Epicenters (PDE), a weekly and monthly publication, National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, Colorado, 1971 to present.