Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 27 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 17 December 2015 at 04:18 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 45 km depth
17 Dec 04:34 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 49.0 to 45.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 49.0 to 45.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 45.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.79°S / 71.38°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
27 km (17 mi) SW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
305 km (189 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 45 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.4 | 53 km | 15 km al NO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.2 | 42 km | - 31km SW of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
| M 4.5 | 45 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
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