Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 59 km west of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Thursday, 27 April 2017 at 18:19 (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 3 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 29 km depth
27 Apr 18:35 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 24.0 to 29.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 24.0 to 29.0 km.
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 29.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 33.02°S / 72.26°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (226 km / 140 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
59 km (37 mi) W of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) W of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) W of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (51 mi) W of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) NW of Cartagena (San Antonio) (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) NW of San Antonio (pop: 85,700) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) W of Limache (Marga Marga) (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (59 mi) W of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) WNW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) WNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.6 | 29 km | OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.6 | 29 km | 60 km al O de Valparaíso | GUG (U. Chile) |
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