Mag. 3.4 earthquake - Limarí, 45 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 19 March 2016 at 08:52 (GMT)
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Minor magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 37 km depth
19 Mar 09:07 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 15 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 36.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.695°S / 71.661°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
45 km (28 mi) WSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
200 km (124 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
247 km (153 mi) N of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
259 km (161 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
322 km (200 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.4 | 37 km | 41 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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