International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1081812
Event time 2023-10-07 10:43:50 (UTC)
Local time 2023-10-07 13:43:50 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2023-10-07 10:57:48 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.2
Depth 35.1 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent South-America
Country Chile
Administration area Atacama
Nearest settlement Vallenar
Distance 70 km
Course N
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region South Pacific
Water surface name South Pacific Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.