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Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - 37 km al SE de Alto del Carmen on Sunday, 15 April 2018

Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - 37 km al SE de Alto del Carmen on Sunday, 15 April 2018
Date & time: Sun, 15 Apr 13:16:02 UTC
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 115.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.982°S / 70.198°W [Map]
Nearest volcano: Copiapo (214 km)
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 15 Apr
Sun, 15 Apr 13:16 UTCM 4.6 / 110 km- 72km SE of Vallenar, Chile[Map]USGS

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 16 Apr
Mon, 16 Apr 12:31 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] (355 km)Near Coast of Central Chile
I FELT IT
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 16 Apr 12:56 UTCM 3.5 / 33.2 km - [info] (376 km)33 km al O de La Serena
I FELT IT
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 16 Apr 13:27 UTCM 3.0 / 32.5 km - [info] (377 km)40 km al O de La Serena
I FELT IT
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 16 Apr 16:37 UTCM 2.7 / 28.9 km - [info] (378 km)42 km al O de La Serena
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 16 Apr 18:07 UTCM 2.6 / 32.5 km - [info] (375 km)35 km al O de La Serena
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 17 Apr
Tue, 17 Apr 03:16 UTCM 2.7 / 31.8 km - [info] (376 km)39 km al O de La Serena
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 17 Apr 10:08 UTCM 2.7 / 37.3 km - [info] (300 km)55 km al NO de La Higuera
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 17 Apr 14:25 UTCM 2.6 / 31.8 km - [info] (377 km)39 km al O de La Serena
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 17 Apr 14:43 UTCM 3.8 / 36.9 km - [info] (375 km)39 km al O de La Serena
I FELT IT
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 18 Apr
Wed, 18 Apr 14:52 UTCM 3.2 / 106.4 km - [info] (155 km)174 km al E de Alto del Carmen
I FELT IT
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 19 Apr
Thu, 19 Apr 07:36 UTCM 3.6 / 135 km - [info]Copiapo (125 km)LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
Fri, 20 Apr
Fri, 20 Apr 03:58 UTCM 3.6 / 106 km - [info] (208 km)LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
Fri, 20 Apr 10:24 UTCM 2.9 / 34.5 km - [info] (377 km)39 km al O de La Serena
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 21 Apr
Sat, 21 Apr 17:13 UTCM 2.6 / 45.6 km - [info] (399 km)92 km al O de La Serena
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Sun, 22 Apr
Sun, 22 Apr 04:44 UTCM 3.5 / 43.3 km - [info] (288 km)57 km al S de Huasco
I FELT IT
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)

 

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