Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 10 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 29 August 2016 at 04:04 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 52 km depth
29 Aug 04:23 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
Aug 29 04:46: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 51.0 to 52.0 km.
Aug 29 04:46: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 51.0 to 52.0 km.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 52.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.68°S / 71.25°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
10 km (6 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) W of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (51 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (51 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (54 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SW of Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
314 km (195 mi) N of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
332 km (206 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 52 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.0 | 52 km | 9 km al SO de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
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