Mag. 4.4 earthquake - 1.4 km northwest of Limahuida, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 25 Nov 2020 11:51 pm (GMT -3) -
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 49 km depth
26 Nov 03:09 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
26 Nov 03:10: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
26 Nov 03:10: Now using data updates from GUG (U. Chile)
Update Thu, 26 Nov 2020, 03:12
Light 4.4 quake hits near La Ligua, Chile
4.4 quake 25 Nov 11:51 pm (GMT -3)
Just 21 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Illapel, Chile. The tremor was recorded late at night on Wednesday 25 November 2020 at 11.51 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 48.6 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the National Seismological Center of the University of Chile, the first seismological agency to report it.
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 Illapel (pop. 22,800) located 14 km from the epicenter, Salamanca (pop. 13,300) 22 km away, and La Ligua (pop. 24,900) 77 km away.
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The event was filed by the National Seismological Center of the University of Chile, the first seismological agency to report it.
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 Illapel (pop. 22,800) located 14 km from the epicenter, Salamanca (pop. 13,300) 22 km away, and La Ligua (pop. 24,900) 77 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data:
Местное время в эпицентре: Среда, 25 ноя 2020 23:51 (GMT -3)
Величина: 4.4
Глубина: 48.6 km
Эпицентр Широта / Долгота: 31.762°S / 71.191°W

Ближайшие вулкана: Tupungatito (224 km / 139 mi)
Города поблизости:
14 km (9 mi) S of Ильяпель (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
22 km (13 mi) W of Саламанка (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
77 km (48 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
114 km (71 mi) N of Hacienda La Calera (Valparaíso) (pop: 49,100) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
118 km (73 mi) NNW of San Felipe (Valparaíso) (pop: 59,300) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
125 km (78 mi) N of Кильота (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
129 km (80 mi) S of Овалье (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
144 km (90 mi) NNE of Винья-дель-Мар (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
195 km (121 mi) NNW of Сантьяго (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
214 km (133 mi) NNW of Пуэнте-Альто (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
8.9°C (48 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from S
Источник данных: GUG (U. Chile)
Clear Sky

Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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Величина | Глубина | Местоположение | Источник |
M 4.4 | 49 km | 15 Km Al S De Illapel, Chile | GUG (U. Chile) |
M 4.5 | 53 km | 21 Km SW of Illapel, Chile | USGS |
M 4.5 | 60 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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