Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Limarí, 39 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 25 July 2016 at 14:59 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 40 km depth
25 Jul 15:18 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
Jul 25 15:22: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 44.0 km.
Jul 25 16:54: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 44.0 to 40.0 km.
Jul 25 15:22: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 44.0 km.
Jul 25 16:54: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 44.0 to 40.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.82°S / 71.52°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
39 km (24 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (34 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (114 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
245 km (152 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
247 km (153 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
305 km (189 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
323 km (201 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 40 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 42 km | 18 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.7 | 37 km | - 39km SW of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
| M 4.8 | 50 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
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Mag. 4.6 earthquake - Limarí, 39 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 25 July 2016 at 14:59 (GMT)
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