Mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 31 km southwest of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Monday, 24 April 2017 at 21:58 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.6 quake South Pacific Ocean, 11 km west of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, 24 April 2017 21:38 GMT, which had occurred 20 minutes earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 30 km depth
24 Apr 22:20 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 22 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 29.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.159°S / 71.928°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (200 km / 124 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
31 km (19 mi) WSW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) WSW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) WSW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) NW of Cartagena (San Antonio) (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) WSW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) NNW of San Antonio (pop: 85,700) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) WSW of Limache (Marga Marga) (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (44 mi) WSW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) WNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) WNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 30 km | 32 km al O de Valparaíso | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 5.1 | 20 km | OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 10 km | - 45km WSW of Valparaiso, Chile | USGS |
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Lo Barnechea (Chile, 138 km E of epicenter) : Very Long and felt higher then indications between 5.5 to 6.9 (reported through EMSC)
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Mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 31 km southwest of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Monday, 24 April 2017 at 21:58 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
