Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 224 km northwest of Santiago de Chile, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Tuesday, 29 August 2017 at 01:25 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 32 km depth
29 Aug 01:46 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 20 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 31.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.852°S / 72.089°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
90 km (56 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (87 mi) NW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) NW of San Felipe (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) NW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (150 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
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 | 32 km | 55 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.6 | 32 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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