Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 33 km southwest of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 11:35 pm (GMT -4) -
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Weak magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 24 km depth
16 May 03:54 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 16, 2022 03:35:28 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 11:35 pm (GMT -4) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.9 |
| Depth | 24.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 33.31°S / 71.77°W  (South Pacific Ocean, Chile) |
| Antipode | 33.31°N / 108.23°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | San José (181 km / 112 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 31 km (19 mi) NNW of Cartagena (San Antonio) (pop: 16,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (21 mi) SSW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) NNW of San Antonio (pop: 85,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 38 km (23 mi) SSW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) SW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) SW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 57 km (35 mi) SW of Limache (Marga Marga) (pop: 35,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (41 mi) NW of Melipilla (pop: 63,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 105 km (66 mi) W of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  12.9°C (55 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from N |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.9 | 24 km | OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.9, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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