Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 382 km north of Santiago de Chile, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Wednesday, 20 July 2016 at 12:01 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 67 km west of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 19 July 2016 05:18 GMT, which had occurred 1 day 7 hours earlier.
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Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 30 km depth
20 Jul 12:22 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 20 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.25°S / 72.11°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
81 km (50 mi) WSW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) WSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (59 mi) WNW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (111 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
228 km (141 mi) SW of Vallenar (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
304 km (189 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
307 km (191 mi) NNW of San Felipe (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
313 km (195 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
318 km (197 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
382 km (238 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 30 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.1 | 30 km | 59 km al O de Tongoy | GUG (U. Chile) |
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