A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 was felt this Tuesday afternoon in the north of the country and in Argentina. For its part, the SHOA ruled out that the telluric movement could cause a tsunami in national territory.
an earthquake of strong magnitude It was perceived this Tuesday afternoon in the north of the country and in Argentina.
According to information from the National Seismological Center, the magnitude of the tremor reached 6,8 and was recorded at 19:06 hours, with a depth of 248 kilometers.
Regarding its location, the CSN estimated that the epicenter was located 70 kilometers east of Socaire, in the Antofagasta region.
PRELIMINARY Local Time: 2022/05/10 19:06:29, mag: 6.4, Lat: -23.61, Lon: -67.11, Prof: 225.93, Loc: 79.14 km E of Socaire
— Seismology UdeChile (@Sismos_CSN) May 10, 2022
In the case of the neighboring country, the National Institute for Seismic Prevention specified that the epicenter was located at 177 kilometers west of San Salvador de Jujuyalso with a magnitude of 6,8 and with a depth of 220 kilometers.
Ricardo Díaz, governor of the Antofagasta region, told Radio Bio Bio that “it was a fairly strong tremor (…) It was felt up to here in Antofagasta.”
In addition, the authority added that no damage was reported in the area, reporting minor shots in Quillagua, adding that it contacted Codelco, from where it was informed that all operations “they are fine and working normally”.
From Onemi, they pointed out that SHOA reported that “The characteristics of the earthquake do not meet the necessary conditions to generate a tsunami on the coast of Chile”.
SHOA indicates that the characteristics of the earthquake DO NOT meet the necessary conditions to generate a tsunami on the coast of Chile.
– onemichile (@onemichile) May 10, 2022
In turn, the establishment added that they were not registered “Damage to people, alteration to basic services or infrastructure as a result of this earthquake.”
For their part, auditors Radio They specified that the earthquake in question was accompanied by a loud noise.
Earthquake of strong magnitude on the Mercalli scale
Arica and Parinacota Region
Arica: II
Codpa: II
Whose: III
Poconchile: II
San Miguel de Azapa: II
Tarapaca Region
High Hospice: IV
The Loa: IV
Iquique: IV
Pike: IV
Almonte Well: III
Antofagasta Region
Antofagasta: V
Calama: V
Maria Elena: IV
Mussels: V
Quillagua: V
San Pedro de Atacama: V
Sierra Gorda: VI
Socaire: VI
Number: IV
Tocopilla: V
Atacama Region
Caldera: III
Chañaral: IV
Copiapo: IV
Diego de Almagro: IV
El Salvador: IV
The Parrots: IV
Yellow Earth: IV
Vallenar: II