Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Limarí, 11 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 21 January 2017 at 17:03 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 52 km depth
21 Jan 17:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 14 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 52.9 to 52.4 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 52.9 to 52.4 km.
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 52.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.643°S / 71.304°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
11 km (7 mi) WSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
201 km (125 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
241 km (150 mi) NNW of San Felipe (Valparaíso) (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
319 km (198 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
337 km (210 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 52 km | 11 km al O de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.2 | 48 km | - 24km WSW of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
User reports for this quake (1)
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338 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
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Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Limarí, 11 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 21 January 2017 at 17:03 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
