Weak mag. 3.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 224 km northwest of Santiago de Chile, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Thursday, 27 October 2016 at 12:30 (GMT)
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Weak magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 36 km depth
27 Oct 12:56 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 26 minutes.
Date & time: 27 Oct 2016 12:30:18 UTC
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 35.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.825°S / 72.049°W

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86 km (53 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) NW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (88 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (92 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) NW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (150 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 3.4 | 36 km | 52 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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