Weak mag. 3.4 earthquake - 13 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 18 Feb 2021 4:33 am (GMT -3) -
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Weak magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 55 km depth
18 Feb 07:42 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.
18 Feb 08:05: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 60.0 to 55.0 km (from 37 to 34 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.5 km (0.9 mi) towards NE.
18 Feb 08:56: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
18 Feb 08:05: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 60.0 to 55.0 km (from 37 to 34 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.5 km (0.9 mi) towards NE.
18 Feb 08:56: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
Date & time: 18 Feb 2021 07:33:43 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 18 Feb 2021 4:33 am (GMT -3)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 55.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.673°S / 71.305°W

Nearby towns and cities:
13 km (8 mi) SW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) W of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (56 mi) SW of Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
237 km (148 mi) NNW of San Felipe (Valparaíso) (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
263 km (163 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
316 km (196 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
3.4 | 55 km | 12 Km Al SO De Ovalle, Chile | GUG (U. Chile) |
3.4 | 55 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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