A strong earthquake registered by the EMSC as a M7.3 struck the Chile – Argentina border region at 01:50 UTC on July 19, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 126 km (78 miles).
The epicenter was located 45.5 km (28.3 miles) ESE of San Pedro de Atacama (population 2 000) and 134.3 km (83.5 miles) ESE of Calama (population 143 084), Chile.
