It is noted that the epicenter of the earthquake was located 169 km east-southeast of the settlement of Tadin.

Prelim M5.5 Earthquake Jan-21 00:35 UTC, updates https://t.vy/vyocrmKEj9

- USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) January 21, 2019

The center of the earthquake lay at a depth of 10 km.

Earlier it was reported that a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred off the coast of Chile.