Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Limarí Province, 45 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 7 October 2016 at 23:59 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 67 km depth
8 Oct 00:04 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 5 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 67.0 to 68.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 68.0 to 73.0 km.
Oct 8 06:04: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 73.0 to 67.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 67.0 to 68.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 68.0 to 73.0 km.
Oct 8 06:04: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 73.0 to 67.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 67.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31°S / 71.25°W
(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
44 km (27 mi) SW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) S of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (56 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (100 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
201 km (125 mi) NNW of San Felipe (Valparaíso) (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
279 km (173 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
297 km (185 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 67 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 4.7 | 68 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.6 | 70 km | - 49km SSW of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
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306.3 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Illapel (Chile, 69 km S of epicenter) : Felt earthquake (reported through EMSC)
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