Mag. 3.5 earthquake - Elqui, 40 km northwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 16 April 2017 at 23:40 (GMT)
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Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 29 km depth
16 Apr 23:54 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 14 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 29.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.381°S / 71.527°W
(Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
40 km (25 mi) NW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) WSW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) SSW of Vallenar (Atacama) (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) N of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
352 km (219 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
370 km (230 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 29 km | 14 km al S de Tongoy | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.5 | 29 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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