Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Near Coast of Central Chile on Monday, 22 February 2016

Updated: Sep 30, 2021 17:52 GMT

Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 70 km southwest of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 06:37 (GMT)

Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 70 km southwest of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 06:37 (GMT)

Very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

22 Feb 06:42 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 5 minutes.
Feb 22 06:44: Magnitude recalculated from 5.5 to 5.6.
Feb 22 06:45: Magnitude recalculated from 5.6 to 5.7.
Feb 22 06:54: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.9.
Feb 22 09:18: Magnitude recalculated from 5.9 to 6.0.
Date & time: Feb 22, 2016 06:37:04 UTC
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.39°S / 71.87°W↗ (South Pacific Ocean, Chile)
Antipode: 30.39°N / 108.13°E↗
Nearby towns and cities:
68 km (43 mi) WNW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (44 mi) SW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) SW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (95 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
295 km (183 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
295 km (183 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
298 km (185 mi) N of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
360 km (224 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
379 km (235 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
6.010 kmNear Coast of Central ChileGFZ
5.910 km OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILEEMSC
5.910 kmW of Ovalle, ChileGeoAu
6.131 km75 km al O de TongoyGUG (U. Chile)
5.910.2 km- 84km W of Ovalle, ChileUSGS
6.110.2 kmNear coast of central Chile [Sea: Chile (Peruvian point of view)]INGV
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User reports for this quake (5)

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quillota (275.7 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
Ovalle (4453.6 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
La Serena (Chile, 87 km NE of epicenter) : It just felt like someone was climbing onto the bunk bed above me. The bed creaked and wobbled for 2-3 seconds then stopped. There was no one else in the room with me. Although very small, this was the first earthquake I have felt. I waited to see if ther (reported through EMSC)  
Viña del Mar (Chile, 290 km S of epicenter) : Acostado tremaba la cama (reported through EMSC)  
La Serena (Chile, 86 km NE of epicenter) : Movimiento prolongado (reported through EMSC)  
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (398 quakes)

  • 19 Aug 2016 23:26 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    32.7 km (20.3 mi) depth
    |
    31 km (19 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 19 Aug 2016 06:51 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    21.2 km (13.2 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 19 Aug 2016 03:35 UTC
    | M 4.1 |
    30.8 km (19.1 mi) depth
    |
    40 km (25 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 19 Aug 2016 00:10 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    26 km (16.2 mi) depth
    |
    52 km (32 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 18 Aug 2016 17:55 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    36.7 km (22.8 mi) depth
    |
    50 km (31 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 18 Aug 2016 03:43 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    45.4 km (28.2 mi) depth
    |
    61 km (38 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 17 Aug 2016 06:41 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    47 km (29.2 mi) depth
    |
    40 km (25 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 16 Aug 2016 09:27 UTC
    | M 3.8 |
    36 km (22.4 mi) depth
    |
    61 km (38 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 15 Aug 2016 23:21 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    27 km (16.8 mi) depth
    |
    55 km (34 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 14 Aug 2016 17:56 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    27 km (16.8 mi) depth
    |
    44 km (27 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 13 Aug 2016 20:13 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    28 km (17.4 mi) depth
    |
    41 km (25 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 13 Aug 2016 19:53 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    26.5 km (16.5 mi) depth
    |
    43 km (27 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 13 Aug 2016 19:50 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    30 km (18.6 mi) depth
    |
    39 km (24 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 13 Aug 2016 19:17 UTC
    | M 2.2 |
    25.4 km (15.8 mi) depth
    |
    41 km (25 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 13 Aug 2016 10:35 UTC
    | M 2.6 |
    25.7 km (16 mi) depth
    |
    40 km (25 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 13 Aug 2016 10:28 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    29.8 km (18.5 mi) depth
    |
    40 km (25 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
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