Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Elqui, 19 km south of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 1 February 2017 at 03:07 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 86 km depth
1 Feb 03:20 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 12 minutes.
Feb 1 11:14: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 85.0 to 86.0 km.
Feb 1 11:14: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 85.0 to 86.0 km.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 86.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.109°S / 71.27°W
(Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
19 km (12 mi) SSE of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) W of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) N of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) NNW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (110 mi) SSW of Vallenar (Atacama) (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
298 km (185 mi) N of San Felipe (Valparaíso) (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
377 km (234 mi) N of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
395 km (245 mi) N of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 86 km | 22 km al NO de Andacollo | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.1 | 85 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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(Chile, 22 km NE of epicenter) : Se sintió un ruido y un remeson fue fuerte (reported through EMSC)
Coquimbo (Chile, 18 km NW of epicenter) : Moderate earthquake. (reported through EMSC)
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Elqui, 19 km south of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 1 February 2017 at 03:07 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
