Mag. 4.8 earthquake - Choapa, 56 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 10 January 2016 at 13:33 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 28 km depth
10 Jan 13:44 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 10 minutes.
Jan 10 14:42: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 34.0 to 28.0 km.
Jan 10 14:42: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 34.0 to 28.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.31°S / 71.62°W
(Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
56 km (35 mi) NW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) NW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) SW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
153 km (95 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (100 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
256 km (159 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
274 km (170 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.8 | 28 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 5.1 | 30 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 5.0 | 42 km | 28 km al O de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 5.0 | 16 km | - 69km WNW of Illapel, Chile | USGS |
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