Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - Limarí, 38 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 at 14:04 (GMT)
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Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 27 km depth
27 Sep 14:25 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 21 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 27.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.66°S / 71.59°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) W 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!
82 km (51 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (68 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (72 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (72 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
202 km (126 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
324 km (201 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: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 27 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 2.8 | 27 km | 37 km al NO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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