Mag. 3.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 68 km west of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 at 00:01 (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 day 2 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 34 km depth
26 Apr 00:14 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 13 minutes.
Apr 26 00:24: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.6 to 33.9 km.
Apr 26 00:24: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.6 to 33.9 km.
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 33.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.016°S / 72.357°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (241 km / 150 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
68 km (42 mi) W of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (47 mi) W of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) W of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) W of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) NW of Cartagena (San Antonio) (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) NW of San Antonio (pop: 85,700) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (63 mi) W of Limache (Marga Marga) (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) W of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) WNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (111 mi) WNW of Puente Alto (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 | 34 km | 69 km al O de Valparaíso | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.5 | 34 km | OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE | EMSC |
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