Methane plume detected in Chile
On 16 Mar 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,257 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 126 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 16 Mar 2024 · 18:17 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the N · 5.3 m/s
- Coordinates
- -36.69538, -72.16774
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
232a270f-9e47-4bb3-89f4-44f87e766c04
Likely operator
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Emitting site
CHL_S_009 · Landfill
10 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 232a270f-9e47-4bb3-89f4-44f87e766c04, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/232a270f-9e47-4bb3-89f4-44f87e766c04), accessed 5 Oct 2026.