Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - 41 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 24 April 2017 at 13:16 (GMT)
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Weak magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 26 km depth
24 Apr 13:54 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 38 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.7
Depth: 26.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.682°S / 71.614°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
41 km (25 mi) WSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) W of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (70 mi) SW of Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
200 km (124 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
322 km (200 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.7 | 26 km | 38 km al NO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - 41 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 24 April 2017 at 13:16 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
