Minor mag. 2.9 earthquake - 1.7 km southeast of Viña del Mar, Provincia de Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Saturday, 9 July 2016 at 19:39 (GMT)
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Minor magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 45 km depth
9 Jul 20:00 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 20 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 44.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.037°S / 71.541°W
(Provincia de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (167 km / 104 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) SE of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) E of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (6 mi) W of Quilpué (Valparaíso) (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) W of Villa Alemana (Valparaíso) (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) WSW of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) N of San Antonio (Valparaíso) (pop: 85,700) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (51 mi) WSW of San Felipe (Valparaíso) (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) WNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (68 mi) NW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
3684 km (2289 mi) ESE of Hanga Roa (Valparaíso) (pop: 3,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.9 | 45 km | 7 km al E de Valparaíso | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Minor mag. 2.9 earthquake - 1.7 km southeast of Viña del Mar, Provincia de Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Saturday, 9 July 2016 at 19:39 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
