Light mag. 3.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 221 km northwest of Santiago de Chile, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 at 18:36 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 16 km depth
16 Mar 19:07 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 31 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 15.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.939°S / 72.176°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
101 km (63 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) NW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (85 mi) NW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (88 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (89 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (102 mi) WNW of San Felipe (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
221 km (137 mi) NW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (148 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> 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 | 16 km | 63 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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