Significant magnitude 5.0 quake hits 83 km southeast of Iquique, Chile in the morning
5.0 quake 22 Jan 10:16 am (GMT -3)

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, was reported only 10 minutes ago by The National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional, CSN) of the University of Chile, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 47 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Monday, January 22nd, 2024, at 10:16 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake.
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 32 km from the epicenter, La Tirana (pop. 1,500) 42 km away, Pozo Almonte (pop. 9,300) 55 km away, shang huo si pi xi ao (pop. 108,400) 75 km away, Huara (pop. 2,700) 81 km away, and Iquique (pop. 191,500) 83 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 22, 2024 09:16 am (Santiago time) local time (22 Jan 2024 13:16 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 47.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.7°S / 69.55°W (Provincia de Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile)
Primary data source: CSN
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