Mag. 3.2 earthquake - Limarí, 20 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 7 March 2016 at 12:29 (GMT)
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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 52 km depth
7 Mar 12:49 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 20 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 55.7 to 51.8 km.
Mar 7 14:42: Magnitude recalculated from 3.1 to 3.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 51.8 to 51.9 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 55.7 to 51.8 km.
Mar 7 14:42: Magnitude recalculated from 3.1 to 3.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 51.8 to 51.9 km.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 51.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.706°S / 71.375°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
20 km (13 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
258 km (161 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
314 km (195 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> 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 | 52 km | 18 km al NO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.2 | 52 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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Mag. 3.2 earthquake - Limarí, 20 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 7 March 2016 at 12:29 (GMT)
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