Tuesday 31 October 2023, 01:33: earthquake at Offshore Atacama, Chile
Earthquakes with magnitude 6.7 felt at 01:33 on 31 October 2023.
Place: Offshore Atacama, Chile.
On Tuesday 31 October 2023 at 01:33 an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 and depth 22.5 km was recorded in Offshore Atacama, Chile. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 01:33 on 31 October 2023 with epicenter Offshore Atacama, Chile, having a depth of 22.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 6.7, therefore between 6 and 7, this earthquake is classified as "strong". This type of earthquake can have a range of
160 km where it can be destructive if the area is densely populated.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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