Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 89 km southwest of San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Thursday, 22 April 2021 at 14:44 (GMT) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.3 quake South Pacific Ocean, 86 km southwest of San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, 21 Apr 8:17 pm (GMT -4), which had occurred 14 hours earlier.
Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 89 km southwest of San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Thursday, 22 April 2021 at 14:44 (GMT)

Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 34 km depth

22 Apr 15:04 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 19 minutes.
Date & time: 22 Apr 2021 14:44:59 UTC -
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 33.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.063°S / 72.392°W (South Pacific Ocean, Chile)
Nearest volcano: Palomo (202 km / 126 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
51 km (32 mi) NW of Los Navegantes (Provincia de Cardenal Caro) (pop: 231) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) SW of San Antonio (pop: 85,700) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) SW of Cartagena (San Antonio) (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) WSW of Melipilla (pop: 63,100) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) SSW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (87 mi) SSW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (95 mi) W of Rancagua (pop: 212,700) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) NNW of Talca (pop: 197,500) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) WSW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) WSW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.DepthLocationSource
3.134 km50 Km Al NO De PichilemuGUG (U. Chile)
3.134 kmOFFSHORE O'HIGGINS, CHILEEMSC

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