Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 21 km west of Valparaiso, Chile, on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 at 05:47 (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 8 hours earlier.
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 29 km depth
25 Apr 06:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 14 minutes.
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 29.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.02°S / 71.85°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (195 km / 121 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
21 km (13 mi) W of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) W of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) W of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) W of Limache (Marga Marga) (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (39 mi) NNW of Cartagena (San Antonio) (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) WSW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) SW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) NW of Melipilla (pop: 63,100) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) WNW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) WNW of Puente Alto (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 | 29 km | OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.0 | 29 km | 22 km al O de Valparaíso | GUG (U. Chile) |
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