Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - 44 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 28 December 2016 at 11:50 (GMT)
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Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 20 km depth
28 Dec 12:07 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 17 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 19.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.819°S / 71.58°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
44 km (27 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
245 km (152 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
306 km (190 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
325 km (202 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 20 km | 31 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - 44 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 28 December 2016 at 11:50 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
