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Latest quakes in the South Atlantic Ocean region in the past 24 hours on Thursday, March 28, 2024 - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Ucayali, Peru
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Mag. 4.7 earthquake Ucayali, 70 km northeast of Tingo Maria, Huanuco -
Strongest todayMag. 5.1 Peru, 54 km north of Pucallpa, Ucayali -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 11:18 GMT -
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In the past 24 hours, The South Atlantic Ocean has had 30 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.1:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 14 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 9 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 4.7 Earthquake Ucayali, Peru, 70 km NE of Tingo Maria, Huanuco -
Strongest today: Mag. 5.1 Earthquake Peru, 54 km N of Pucallpa, Ucayali -
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Latest quakes in the South Atlantic Ocean region in the past 24 hours on Thursday, March 28, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 06:01 am (Lima)
Mar 28, 11:01 GMT
4.7

10 km
Ucayali, Peru, 70 km northeast of Tingo Maria, Huanuco
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 07:46 am (Santiago)
Mar 28, 10:46 GMT
3.6

123 km
Chile, 71 km north of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 04:41 am (Santiago)
Mar 28, 08:41 GMT
3.3

62 km
Chile, 67 km northeast of Tocopilla, Tocopilla, Antofagasta
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 04:41 am (Catamarca)
Mar 28, 07:41 GMT
3.3

488 km
Santa Maria, Catamarca, Argentina, 57 km southwest of Cafayate, Cafayate, Salta
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 03:46 am (San Juan)
Mar 28, 06:46 GMT
3.2

103 km
Ullum, Argentina, 49 km northwest of Ciudad de San Juan, Capital, San Juan
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 02:37 am (La Paz)
Mar 28, 06:37 GMT
4.3

155 km
80 km W of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 02:19 am (GMT -4)
Mar 28, 06:19 GMT
3.5

48 km
South Pacific Ocean, Chile, 31 km northwest of Coquimbo, Elqui, Coquimbo
I FELT IT
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Mar 27, 11:05 pm (Lima)
Mar 28, 04:05 GMT
5.1

147 km
53 km NNE of Pucallpa, Peru
I FELT IT - 6 reports
Info
Mar 27, 11:08 pm (La Rioja)
Mar 28, 02:08 GMT
3.1

84 km
Rosario Vera Penaloza, La Rioja, Argentina, 139 km east of Ciudad de San Juan, Capital, San Juan
I FELT IT
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Mar 27, 09:57 pm (Santiago)
Mar 28, 01:57 GMT
3.0

113 km
Iquique, Chile, 64 km east of Pica, Tamarugal, Tarapaca
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 27, 09:45 pm (San Juan)
Mar 28, 00:45 GMT
2.9

132 km
Calingasta, Argentina, 144 km west of Ciudad de San Juan, Capital, San Juan Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.2 x 1012 joules (1.73 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1488 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 12,000 quakes on average per year in the South Atlantic Ocean region:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.8 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 1.92 quakes per year
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 14.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 276 quakes per year (or 23 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 1,800 quakes per year (or 4.9 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 6,500 quakes per year (or 17.8 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 12,000 quakes per year (or 32.5 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 12,000 quakes per year (or 32.6 quakes per day)
South Atlantic Ocean has a high level of seismic activity. South Atlantic Ocean has had at least 27 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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