Mag. 2.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 66 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 18 February 2017 at 15:27 (GMT)
Quake Data | Interactive map | User Reports | Earlier quakes in same area | Quakes in Chile | Coquimbo Region | Valparaiso | Santiago Metropolitan
Minor magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 38 km depth
18 Feb 15:36 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 8 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.2 to 38.2 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.2 to 38.2 km.
Magnitude: 2.5
Depth: 38.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.84°S / 71.828°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
66 km (41 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (80 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) NW of San Felipe (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
229 km (142 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.5 | 38 km | 31 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
At magnitude 2.5, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.
There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it be the first to report it!
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Mag. 2.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 66 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 18 February 2017 at 15:27 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
