Strong earthquake along the Chile / Argentina border region
Last update: June 19, 2013 at 10:04 pm by By Ashish Khanal
Update 22:02 UTC : ONEMI Chile reports the following MMI values :
Región: Valparaíso
MMI IV Calera, Calle Larga, Concón, La Ligua, Los Andes, Petorca, Quillota, Rinconada
MMI V : Zapallar
MMI IV : Villa Alemana :
Región: Metropolitana de Santiago
Max : MMI III
Update 21:57 UTC : There was of course NO tsunami danger as the Magnitude was far too weak and as the epicenter was below the Andes
Update 21:54 UTC : Universidad de Chile Santiago is reporting a Magnitude of Ml5.3 at a depth of 77 km
Update 21:53 UTC : This earthquake was of course also felt in Argentina, ie Mendoza
Update 21:41 UTC : GEOFON Germany is the first to report and publishes a Magnitude of 5.5 at a depth of 100 km = harmless
Update 21:39 UTC : We are of course scanning all possible sources, but nothing yet
Update 21:37 UTC : No values yet for Magnitude. Most people visiting from Santiago and Valparaiso
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The depth of the hypocenter is making this earthquake felt in a very wide area.
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 5.3
Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2013-06-19 18:29:13
GMT/UTC Time : 2013-06-19 21:29:13
from: http://earthquake-report.com/2013/06/19/strong-earthquake-chile-argentina-border-region-on-june-19-2013/