Strong mag. 5.4 earthquake - Choapa, 44 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 6 April 2016 at 17:35 (GMT)

Strong mag. 5.4 earthquake - Choapa, 44 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 6 April 2016 at 17:35 (GMT)

Strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 29 km depth

6 Apr 17:42 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Apr 6 17:43: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 34.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 34.0 to 37.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 37.0 to 40.0 km.
Apr 6 17:49: Magnitude recalculated from 5.3 to 5.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 42.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 42.0 to 41.0 km.
Apr 6 18:16: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 41.0 to 40.0 km.
Apr 6 19:02: Magnitude recalculated from 5.3 to 5.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 29.0 km.
Date & time: 6 Apr 2016 17:35:39 UTC
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 29.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.45°S / 71.58°W (Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile)
Nearby towns and cities:
44 km (27 mi) WNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) WNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
240 km (149 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
258 km (160 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.429 kmNear Coast of Central ChileGFZ
M 5.330 kmOFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILEEMSC
M 5.236 km24 km al SO de Canela BajaGUG (U. Chile)
M 5.223 km- 62km WNW of Illapel, ChileUSGS

User reports for this quake (7)

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Petorca Chile (107.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Light shaking for 10-20 seconds. (reported through our app)
Valparaíso. (178.6 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Light shake, with same noise of the building. (reported through our app)
Las condes santiago (237.8 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Las Condes (Chile, 243 km SE of epicenter) : Lasted longer than expected, but only a few moments of real shaking. (reported through EMSC)
(Chile, 161 km S of epicenter) : Stronger than they have been recently and lasted for longer. Decent shaking of the house. (reported through EMSC)
Illapel (Chile, 54 km E of epicenter) : Strong Shake (reported through EMSC)
Vitacura (Chile, 245 km SE of epicenter) : Leve movimiento de objetos colgantes (reported through EMSC)
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (38 quakes):
  • 05 Jun 2016 01:49 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    20.1 km (12.5 mi) depth
    |
    29 km (18 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 04 Jun 2016 22:19 UTC
    | M 4.1 |
    49 km (30.4 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 04 Jun 2016 19:01 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    32.8 km (20.4 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 04 Jun 2016 18:30 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    37 km (23 mi) depth
    |
    16 km (10 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 03 Jun 2016 21:23 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    23.2 km (14.4 mi) depth
    |
    12 km (8 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 03 Jun 2016 20:47 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    26.4 km (16.4 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (9 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 30 May 2016 01:23 UTC
    | M 2.8 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (9 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 29 May 2016 01:45 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    36.7 km (22.8 mi) depth
    |
    12 km (8 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 23 May 2016 12:45 UTC
    | M 3.4 |
    52.8 km (32.8 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 23 May 2016 06:02 UTC
    | M 3.0 |
    25.1 km (15.6 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (10 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 23 May 2016 02:02 UTC
    | M 2.7 |
    33.4 km (20.8 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (5 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 22 May 2016 10:26 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    46.5 km (28.9 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 20 May 2016 11:32 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    25 km (15.5 mi) depth
    |
    21 km (13 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 18 May 2016 03:41 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    48 km (29.8 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (6 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 17 May 2016 20:10 UTC
    | M 3.2 |
    43.7 km (27.2 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
  • 17 May 2016 07:11 UTC
    | M 4.1 |
    31.2 km (19.4 mi) depth
    |
    30 km (18 mi) distance
    | GUG (U. Chile) | Details
    • Show all

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