Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.0 just reported 47 km southwest of Ovalle, Chile

Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 04:13

04:13 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

5.0 quake 16 Jan 12:53 am (GMT -3)

Just 9 minutes ago, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Ovalle, Provincia de Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Saturday 16 January 2021 at 12:53 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 59 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.4. A third agency, INPRES, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.3.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ovalle (pop. 77,100) located 47 km from the epicenter, and Monte Patria (pop. 13,900) 53 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include La Serena (pop. 154,500) located 122 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Date & time: 16 Jan 2021 12:53 am (GMT -3) local time (16 Jan 2021 03:53 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 59.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.99°S / 71.4°W

(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)
Primary data source: GFZ

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Try our free app! Android \| iOS version		See also: Monthly reports Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.0 just reported 47 km southwest of Ovalle, Chile Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 04:13 04:13 AM \| BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR 5.0 quake 16 Jan 12:53 am (GMT -3) Just 9 minutes ago, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Ovalle, Provincia de Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Saturday 16 January 2021 at 12:53 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 59 km below the surface. The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it. Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.4. A third agency, INPRES, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.3. Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Ovalle (pop. 77,100) located 47 km from the epicenter, and Monte Patria (pop. 13,900) 53 km away. Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include La Serena (pop. 154,500) located 122 km from the epicenter. VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake. Details about this quake If you felt it, report it through our site or app right now! Download and Upgrade the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app to get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android \| IOS Earthquake data: I felt this quake Date & time: 16 Jan 2021 12:53 am (GMT -3) local time (16 Jan 2021 03:53 GMT) Magnitude: 5.0 Depth: 59.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.99°S / 71.4°W (Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile) Primary data source: GFZ Details about this quake Previous news Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 04:11 Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake 87 km west of San Juan, Argentina A magnitude 4.9 earthquake near San Juan, Departamento de Capital, Argentina, was reported only 14 minutes ago by INPRES, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 96 km beneath the epicenter after midnight on Saturday 16 January 2021 at 12:51 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report. ... read all Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 00:24 World Earthquake Report for Friday, 15 January 2021 Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 9 quakes 5.0+, 50 quakes 4.0+, 113 quakes 3.0+, 224 quakes 2.0+ (397 total) Global seismic activity level on 15 January 2021: MODERATE ... read all Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 00:15 Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake 91 km south of Lima, Peru A moderately shallow magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported early evening near Lima, Peru. ... read all Fri, 15 Jan 2021, 23:55 Light magnitude 4.3 quake hits 23 km northwest of Volcan Chimborazo, Ecuador early evening A shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported early evening near Volcan Chimborazo, Cantón Esmeraldas, Provincia de Esmeraldas, Ecuador. ... read all Fri, 15 Jan 2021, 23:50 Volcano earthquake report for Friday, 15 Jan 2021 Quakes detected near: Askja (5 quakes between mag 0.1-1.1), Buzzard Creek (1 quake mag 2.0), Clear Lake (20 quakes between mag 0.3-1.7), Coso (5 quakes between mag 0.4-1.4), Eldey (2 quakes between mag 1.1-1.6), Etna (14 quakes between mag 1.3-2.1) ... read all Monthly reports