Methane plume detected in Chile
On 7 Jan 2023, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 2,933 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 70.4 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 7 Jan 2023 · 14:38 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the NE · 3.2 m/s
- Coordinates
- -33.53026, -70.87034
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
33d376ec-412a-4a59-9a2d-beb2d48c66e5
Likely operator
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Emitting site
CHL_S_007 · Landfill
8 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 33d376ec-412a-4a59-9a2d-beb2d48c66e5, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/33d376ec-412a-4a59-9a2d-beb2d48c66e5), accessed 5 Oct 2026.