Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - Limarí, 38 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 22 August 2016 at 19:12 (GMT)
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 38 km depth
22 Aug 19:26 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 14 minutes.
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 38.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.67°S / 71.59°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) WSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 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!
114 km (71 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
262 km (163 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
263 km (164 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
322 km (200 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 38 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.0 | 38 km | 37 km al NO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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