Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.9 just reported 35 km southwest of Illapel, Chile

Tue, 23 Feb 2021, 06:38

06:38 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.9 quake 23 Feb 3:18 am (GMT -3)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred early morning on Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 3:18 am local time near Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 40 km. 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.
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 Illapel (pop. 22,800) located 35 km from the epicenter, Salamanca (pop. 13,300) 52 km away, and La Ligua (pop. 24,900) 82 km away.
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: 23 Feb 2021 3:18 am (GMT -3) local time (23 Feb 2021 06:18 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.75°S / 71.51°W

(Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile)
Primary data source: EMSC

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Try our free app! Android \| iOS version		See also: Monthly reports Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.9 just reported 35 km southwest of Illapel, Chile Tue, 23 Feb 2021, 06:38 06:38 AM \| BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR 4.9 quake 23 Feb 3:18 am (GMT -3) An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred early morning on Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 3:18 am local time near Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 40 km. 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. 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 Illapel (pop. 22,800) located 35 km from the epicenter, Salamanca (pop. 13,300) 52 km away, and La Ligua (pop. 24,900) 82 km away. 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: 23 Feb 2021 3:18 am (GMT -3) local time (23 Feb 2021 06:18 GMT) Magnitude: 4.9 Depth: 40.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.75°S / 71.51°W (Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile) Primary data source: EMSC Details about this quake Previous news Tue, 23 Feb 2021, 05:45 Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.3 just reported 67 km northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina Just 10 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina. The tremor was recorded early morning on Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 2:25 am local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 214 km below the surface. ... read all Tue, 23 Feb 2021, 02:56 Magnitude 4.0 hit earthquake near capital of Costa Rica. A magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit near the City of San Jose, Costa Rica’s capital, on Monday afternoon, 22 Feb. 2021, at 5:50 pm local time. The quake occurred at a very shallow depth of 3 km at about 24 km distance from the city. ... read all Tue, 23 Feb 2021, 00:24 World Earthquake Report for Monday, 22 February 2021 Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 43 quakes 4.0+, 123 quakes 3.0+, 217 quakes 2.0+ (388 total) Global seismic activity level on 22 February 2021: MODERATE ... read all Mon, 22 Feb 2021, 23:50 Volcano earthquake report for Monday, 22 Feb 2021 Quakes detected near: Apastepeque (1 quake mag 2.9), Bardarbunga (3 quakes between mag 0.3-2.0), Cabalian (1 quake mag 2.6), Clear Lake (17 quakes between mag 0.2-1.4), Coso (7 quakes between mag 0.1-1.2), Eldey (2 quakes between mag 1.6-2.1) ... read all Mon, 22 Feb 2021, 23:34 Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake 34 km northwest of San José de Jachal, Argentina Just 7 minutes ago, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near San José de Jachal, Departamento de Jáchal, San Juan, Argentina. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Monday 22 February 2021 at 8:14 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 106 km below the surface. ... read all Monthly reports