Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile

Just 5 minutes ago, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Thursday, March 7th, 2024, at 2:04 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 46 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Pica (pop. 9,300) located 57 km from the epicenter, La Tirana (pop. 1,500) 57 km away, Pozo Almonte (pop. 9,300) 65 km away, shang huo si pi xi ao (pop. 108,400) 75 km away, Iquique (pop. 191,500) 83 km away, and Huara (pop. 2,700) 94 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 7, 2024 02:04 pm (Santiago time) local time (7 Mar 2024 17:04 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 46.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.84°S / 69.73°W (Provincia de Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile)
Primary data source: EMSC
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