Mag. 4.4 earthquake - Limarí, 23 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 9 March 2016 at 09:40 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 42 km depth
9 Mar 10:07 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 26 minutes.
Mar 9 10:56: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 41.0 to 42.2 km.
Mar 9 10:56: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 41.0 to 42.2 km.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 42.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.718°S / 71.402°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
23 km (15 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (26 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
313 km (194 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 42 km | 19 km al NO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.4 | 42 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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