Mag. 3.2 earthquake - Limarí Province, 28 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 26 February 2016 at 03:38 (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 2 weeks earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 46 km depth
26 Feb 03:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 46.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.79°S / 71.4°W
(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
28 km (18 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (115 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
305 km (189 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
323 km (201 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
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 | 46 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.2 | 46 km | 14 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.2 earthquake - Limarí Province, 28 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 26 February 2016 at 03:38 (GMT)
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