Weak mag. 3.2 earthquake - Limarí, 21 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 21 January 2017 at 15:32 (GMT)
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Weak magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 44 km depth
21 Jan 15:46 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 14 minutes.
Jan 21 15:58: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 41.2 to 43.8 km.
Jan 21 15:58: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 3.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 41.2 to 43.8 km.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 43.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.732°S / 71.364°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
21 km (13 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (63 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (63 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
310 km (193 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
329 km (204 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.2 | 44 km | 15 km al NO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.2 | 44 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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