6.5 Mw - VALPARAISO, CHILE

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	6.5 Mw
Date-Time	17 Apr 2012 03:50:14 UTC 16 Apr 2012 23:50:14 near epicenter 16 Apr 2012 19:50:14 standard time in your timezone
Location	32.692S 71.448W
Depth	25 km
Distances	48 km (30 miles) NNE (25 degrees) of Valparaiso, Chile 116 km (72 miles) NW (321 degrees) of SANTIAGO, Chile 247 km (153 miles) W (274 degrees) of Mendoza, Argentina
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 10.7 km; Vertical 7.0 km
Parameters	Nph = 158; Dmin = 87.9 km; Rmss = 1.04 seconds; Gp = 79° M-type = Mw; Version = 9
Event ID	US c00095a2

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