Mag. 3.0 earthquake - 49 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 20 March 2017 at 01:06 (GMT)
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Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 60 km depth
20 Mar 01:15 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.97°S / 71.48°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
49 km (30 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (64 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
229 km (142 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
230 km (143 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
287 km (179 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
306 km (190 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 60 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 2.9 | 71 km | 41 km al NO de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
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