Terremoto leve mag. 4.4 - South Pacific Ocean, 58 km W of Valparaiso, Chile, Friday, 19 Feb. 2021 -

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred early morning on Friday 19 February 2021 at 5:48 am local time near Valparaiso, Provincia de Valparaíso, Chile, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 28 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.
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 Valparaiso (pop. 282,400) located 55 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Viña del Mar (pop. 294,600) located 63 km from the epicenter, Quilpué (pop. 130,300) 73 km away, Villa Alemana (pop. 97,300) 79 km away, San Antonio (pop. 85,700) 81 km away, Limache (pop. 35,900) 89 km away, Quillota (pop. 67,800) 93 km away, and Hacienda La Calera (pop. 49,100) 99 km away.
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Fecha & hora: 19 Feb 2021 10:48:37 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: Friday, 19 Feb 2021 05:48 (GMT -5)
Magnitud: 4.4
Profundidad: 41.6 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 33.078°S / 72.25°W (Océano Pacífico Sur, Chile)
Volcán mas cercano: Tupungatito (231 km / 144 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
58 km al O de Valparaíso (pop: 282,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
65 km al O de Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
75 km al O de Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
80 km al NO de Cartagena (San Antonio) (pop: 16,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
82 km al O de Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
83 km al NO de San Antonio (pop: 85,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
92 km al O de Limache (Marga Marga) (pop: 35,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
96 km al OSO de Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
155 km al ONO de Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
167 km al ONO de Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GUG (U. Chile)
Energía liberada estimada: 2.5 x 10¹¹ joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info

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