Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 53 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 8 January 2016 at 17:53 (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 17 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 22 km depth
8 Jan 18:56 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 1 hour and 3 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 21.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.832°S / 71.678°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
53 km (33 mi) WSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
308 km (191 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 | 22 km | 40 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.1 | 22 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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