Minor mag. 2.9 earthquake - Limarí Province, 4.6 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 25 November 2016 at 01:25 (GMT)
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Minor magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 45 km depth
25 Nov 08:14 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 7 hours.
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 44.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.629°S / 71.235°W
(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (70 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (70 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) WNW of Calingasta (San Juan, Argentina) (pop: 8,180) --> See nearby quakes!
319 km (198 mi) N of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.9 | 45 km | 4 km al SO de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Minor mag. 2.9 earthquake - Limarí Province, 4.6 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 25 November 2016 at 01:25 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
