Weak mag. 3.8 earthquake - 13 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 27 April 2017 at 06:41 (GMT)
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Weak magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 49 km depth
27 Apr 06:54 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 12 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 48.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.613°S / 71.336°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
13 km (8 mi) W of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (46 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SW of Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (71 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (71 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
269 km (167 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
323 km (201 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
341 km (212 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.8 | 49 km | 13 km al O de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
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