Mag. 4.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 38 km west of La Ligua, Petorca Province, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Monday, 14 March 2016 at 10:26 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 40 km depth
14 Mar 10:49 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 23 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 39.1 to 40.4 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 39.1 to 40.4 km.
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 40.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.352°S / 71.614°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (207 km / 129 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (23 mi) WNW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) NW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (47 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) NNW of Limache (Marga Marga) (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (95 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 40 km | 37 km al O de La Ligua | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.5 | 20 km | OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE | EMSC |
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Quillota (150.6 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : It simply woke me up. The shaking lasted about 5 seconds. The shaking was light but consistent and no sound.
Vitacura (Chile, 165 km SE of epicenter) : Single soft shake (reported through EMSC)
Con Con (Chile, 81 km S of epicenter) : Un movimiento seco al principio luego suave (reported through EMSC)
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Mag. 4.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 38 km west of La Ligua, Petorca Province, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Monday, 14 March 2016 at 10:26 (GMT)
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