Mag. 3.5 earthquake - 39 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 11 February 2016 at 11:10 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.3 quake Limarí, 26 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 10 February 2016 00:33 GMT, which had occurred 1 day 11 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 32 km depth
11 Feb 11:28 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 17 minutes.
Feb 11 11:42: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 28.3 to 32.3 km.
Feb 11 11:42: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 28.3 to 32.3 km.
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 32.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.664°S / 71.598°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
39 km (24 mi) W of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) W of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (51 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (56 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (68 mi) SW of Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (72 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
202 km (125 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
323 km (201 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
342 km (212 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 32 km | 37 km al NO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.5 | 32 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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Mag. 3.5 earthquake - 39 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 11 February 2016 at 11:10 (GMT)
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