Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Limarí Province, 21 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 25 February 2016 at 11:27 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.3 quake 26 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 10 February 2016 00:33 GMT, which had occurred 2 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 59 km depth
25 Feb 11:41 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.
Feb 25 11:42: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Feb 25 11:42: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 59.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.79°S / 71.17°W
(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
21 km (13 mi) S of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
301 km (187 mi) N of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 59 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 44 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 45 km | 14 km al NO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.7 | 41 km | - 33km SW of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
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