Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - Limarí, 23 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 12 Feb 2021 6:50 am (GMT -3) -

Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - Limarí, 23 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 12 Feb 2021 6:50 am (GMT -3)

Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 44 km depth

12 Feb 10:02 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.
12 Feb 10:08: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
12 Feb 10:46: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 44.0 to 44.1 km (from 27 to 27 mi).
Update Fri, 12 Feb 2021, 10:06
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.7 just reported 28 km southwest of Ovalle, Chile
4.7 quake 12 Feb 6:50 am (GMT -3)
4.7 quake 12 Feb 6:50 am (GMT -3)
the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.7 quake in Chile near Ovalle, Provincia de Limarí, Coquimbo Region, only 16 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday 12 February 2021 at 6:50 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 44 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the United States Geological Survey which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 4.8.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ovalle (pop. 77,100) located 28 km from the epicenter, and Monte Patria (pop. 13,900) 50 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Coquimbo (pop. 161,300) located 81 km from the epicenter, La Serena (pop. 154,500) 88 km away, La Serena (pop. 154,500) 88 km away, and Illapel (pop. 22,800) 111 km away.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 12 Feb 2021 09:50:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 12 Feb 2021 6:50 am (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 44.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.713°S / 71.403°W (Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)
Nearby towns and cities:
23 km (14 mi) WSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (26 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
259 km (161 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
313 km (195 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
332 km (206 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 12.3°C (54 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from NE
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
4.744 km19 Km Al NO De Punitaqui, ChileGUG (U. Chile)
4.545 kmCOQUIMBO, CHILEEMSC
4.540 km29 Km WSW of Ovalle, ChileUSGS
4.744 kmNear Coast of Central ChileGFZ
4.610 kmNear Coast of Central ChileUSP

User reports for this quake (4)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
90.1 km NNE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s
Coquimbo (84.9 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Wuppertal beyenburg / not felt
Ovalle / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
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