2024-04-07 00:49:12
The largest earthquake occurred at 03:35 a.m. and had its origin 79 kilometers west of the town of Cobquecura, in the Ñuble Region.
A total of Three aftershocks were recorded during the first hours of this Wednesday, after the 5.1 magnitude earthquake that shook the town of Cobquecurain the south of the country
According to what was reported by the National Seismological Center (CSN), the highest intensity telluric movement It occurred at 03:35 a.m. and had its origin 79 kilometers west of the aforementioned commune. of the Ñuble Region.
As specified by the CSN, The origin of the tremor was located at a depth of 38 kilometers.
The other earthquakes in the same place
Less than 25 minutes later, at 03:57 hours, Another earthquake shook the same area in the south of the country, which reached a magnitude of 2.6.
In this case, The epicenter was located 74 kilometers west of Cobquecuraand originated at a depth of 20 kilometers.
Then, at 04:07 hours, a new earthquake of magnitude 2.5 was recorded in that area. Its epicenter was located 85 kilometers west of Cobquecura, at a depth of 34 kilometers.
Finally, At 6:31 a.m. the last of the telluric movements occurred that have shaken that area of the national territory.
It reached a magnitude of 2.7, had its epicenter at 68 kilometers west of the commune and at a depth of 31 kilometers.