Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 15 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Tuesday, 11 December 2018 at 23:25 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 60 km depth
11 Dec 23:42 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
Dec 12 00:52: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 58.0 to 60.0 km.
Dec 12 00:52: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 58.0 to 60.0 km.
Date & time: 11 Dec 2018 23:25:12 UTC
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.57°S / 71.35°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
15 km (9 mi) WNW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (46 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
120 km (74 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
274 km (170 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
276 km (171 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
328 km (204 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
346 km (215 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 60 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.4 | 58 km | 7 km al O de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.3 | 54 km | - 17km WNW of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
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Torres del Paine / Weak shaking (MMI III) : At Hotel Lago Grey the whole restaurant shook for about 25 seconds. People looked at each other shocked and confused.
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