Mag. 3.3 earthquake - 39 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 8 January 2016 at 04:12 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.7 quake Limarí, 35 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 8 January 2016 01:12 GMT, which had occurred 3 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 26 km depth
8 Jan 04:34 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 21 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 26.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.63°S / 71.61°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
39 km (25 mi) W of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (49 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (67 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (151 mi) N of Hacienda La Calera (Valparaíso) (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
266 km (166 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
327 km (203 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.3 | 26 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.3 | 26 km | 39 km al O de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.3 earthquake - 39 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 8 January 2016 at 04:12 (GMT)
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