Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Limarí Province, 51 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 at 13:41 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 32 km depth
16 Mar 13:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 32.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 32.0 km.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 32.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.04°S / 71.37°W
(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
51 km (32 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) SW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (56 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (128 mi) N of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
277 km (172 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
296 km (184 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 32 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.0 | 32 km | 26 km al SO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Limarí Province, 51 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 at 13:41 (GMT)
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