M5.0 earthquake near Alto Hospicio, Tarapacá
2437 d ago · 13 Feb 2020, 05:50 UTC 107 km SW of Iquique, Chile
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 107 km SW of Iquique, Chile on 13 Feb 2020, 05:50 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Alto Hospicio, about 106 km away in Tarapacá, Chile.
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