Shallow 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Aisen, Chile

Strong and shallow earthquake with magnitude 6.2 struck off the coast of Aisen, Chile on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 2:00 UTC. The epicenter was 542 km (336 miles) WSW of Castro, Los Lagos, Chile (44.594°S, 80.073°W). Recorded depth was 10 km (6.2 miles). Servicio Sismológico (U. de Chile) is reporting 6.3 magnitude with depth od 10 km.

No tsunami alert was issued.

Magnitude	6.2
Date-Time	Friday, May 18, 2012 at 02:00:41 UTC Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 09:00:41 PM at epicenter
Location	44.594°S, 80.073°W
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles)
Region	OFF THE COAST OF AISEN, CHILE
Distances	542 km (336 miles) WSW of Castro, Los Lagos, Chile 639 km (397 miles) W of Coihaique, Aisen, Chile 676 km (420 miles) WSW of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos, Chile 1478 km (918 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 24.8 km (15.4 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=169, Nph=169, Dmin=891.7 km, Rmss=1.06 sec, Gp=205°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=E
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0009sgu