Mag. 3.4 earthquake - Limarí Province, 15 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 6 March 2017 at 06:49 (GMT)
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Minor magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 52 km depth
6 Mar 07:05 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 51.0 to 52.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 51.0 to 52.0 km.
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 52.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.68°S / 71.32°W
(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
15 km (9 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
197 km (123 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
237 km (147 mi) NNW of San Felipe (Valparaíso) (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
262 km (163 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
315 km (196 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.4 | 52 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.4 | 52 km | 14 km al SO de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
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