- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 19, 1984 CE
- Location:
- 61 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
- Magnitude:
- 5.7 Mw
- Depth:
- 32.5 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 4.569
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.7
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
Other earthquake records of 1984 CE
- Japan, Honshu: Central: Mt Ontake · Ms 6.1 · 29 deaths
- India, Assam, Cachar District · Mb 5.6 · 20 deaths
- Japan, Kyushu: Nobeoka · Ms 6.7 · 20 deaths
- Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo · Ms 6.7 · 5 deaths
- Pakistan-Nw Afghanistan, Hindu Kush: Chitral-Landi · Mb 6.1 · 4 deaths
- Italy, S Central: Abruzzo · Ms 5.8 · 3 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.7 - 61 km WSW of Illapel, Chile (1984 CE) happen?
- April 19, 1984 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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