Mag. 3.2 earthquake - Limarí, 35 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 8 January 2016 at 23:20 (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 22 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 47 km depth
8 Jan 23:42 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 21 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 47.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.827°S / 71.453°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
35 km (22 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
302 km (188 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
321 km (199 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.2 | 47 km | 19 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.2 earthquake - Limarí, 35 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 8 January 2016 at 23:20 (GMT)
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