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Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 50 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 7:17 am (GMT -4) -

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 50 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 7:17 am (GMT -4) Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 50 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 7:17 am (GMT -4)

Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 39 km depth

23 Jun 11:22 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.
23 Jun 11:33: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 39.0 km (from 21 to 24 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.3 km (4.5 mi) towards SE.

Earthquake details

Date & timeJun 23, 2022 11:17:04 UTC -
Local time at epicenterThursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 7:17 am (GMT -4)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude3.9
Depth39.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude30.91°S / 71.58°W (Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)
Antipode30.91°N / 108.42°E
Shaking intensityWeak shaking near epicenter
Felt0 reports
Primary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearby towns and cities50 km (31 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo) (pop: 77,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
64 km (40 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo) (pop: 13,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
89 km (56 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo) (pop: 22,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
109 km (68 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
116 km (72 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo) (pop: 154,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
175 km (109 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
297 km (184 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Metropolitana) (pop: 4,837,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 12.7°C (55 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from NNE
Estimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag.DepthLocationSource
3.939 kmCOQUIMBO, CHILEEMSC
4.28.7 kmNear Coast of Central ChileRaspberryShake

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19 km		99km / 61mi53 km W of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, ChileMore
Nov 7, 1981 03:29
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6.8

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6.2

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6.2

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May 19, 1987 12:56
35 years ago
6.2

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37 years ago
6.2

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6.2

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Jun 11, 1984 02:05
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6.2

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6.2

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6.2

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55 years ago
6.2

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57 years ago
6.2

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70 years ago
6.2

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7 years ago
6.1

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7 years ago
6.1

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7 years ago
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10 years ago
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62 km		197km / 123mi82 km SW of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, ChileMore
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25 years ago
6.1

33 km		57km / 36mi78 km W of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, ChileMore
May 21, 1988 14:28
34 years ago
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Jul 19, 1980 11:52
42 years ago
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Dec 29, 1972 04:51
50 years ago
6.1

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Jan 1, 1970 03:00
53 years ago
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6 years ago
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7 years ago
6.0

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Feb 27, 2010 06:51
12 years ago
6.0

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Dec 18, 2008 21:50
14 years ago
6.0

25 km		179km / 112mi74 km NW of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, ChileMore
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16 years ago
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20 km		133km / 83mi67 km W of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, ChileMore
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