Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Limarí, 55 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 1 January 2016 at 05:46 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 34 km depth
1 Jan 06:00 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 14 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 33.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.946°S / 71.607°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
55 km (34 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 34 km | 36 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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