Mag. 4.9 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 41 km southwest of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Monday, 24 April 2017 at 22:50 (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 1 hour and 12 minutes earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 22 km depth
24 Apr 23:05 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 15 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 22.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.23°S / 72°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearest volcano: San José (204 km / 127 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
41 km (25 mi) WSW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) WSW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) NW of Cartagena (San Antonio) (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) NW of San Antonio (pop: 85,700) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) WSW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) WSW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) WSW of Limache (Marga Marga) (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) WSW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (80 mi) W of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) WNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.9 | 22 km | Off Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 4.5 | 20 km | OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.5 | 27 km | 39 km al O de Valparaíso | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.5 | 20 km | - 40km W of Valparaiso, Chile | USGS |
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