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Light mag. 3.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 141 km west of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023 at 7:05 pm (GMT -5) -

Light magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 15 km depth

25 Jan 00:11 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.
25 Jan 00:24: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 59.0 km (from 18.6 to 37 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 18 km (11 mi) towards ESE.
25 Jan 01:13: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 59.0 to 15.0 km (from 37 to 9.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 14 km (8.7 mi) towards WNW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 25, 2023 00:05:19 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023 at 7:05 pm (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.8
Depth	15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	30.1°S / 72.7°W (South Pacific Ocean, Chile)
Antipode	30.1°N / 107.3°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	132 km (82 mi) W of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 141 km (88 mi) W of La Serena (pop: 154,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 154 km (96 mi) WNW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 180 km (112 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 191 km (119 mi) W of Vicuña (pop: 13,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 225 km (140 mi) NW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 253 km (157 mi) SW of Vallenar (pop: 44,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 421 km (261 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 18°C (64 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 12 m/s (23 kts) from S
Estimated seismic energy released	3.2 x 10¹⁰ joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.8	15 km	OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE	EMSC
3.8	15 km	Off Coast of Central Chile	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Fray Jorge, IV Region Coquimbo (CO06/C1 network) | Distance from quake: 120 km / 75 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Fray Jorge, IV Region Coquimbo: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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