Methane plume detected in Chile
On 4 Sep 2024, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 7,131 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 171 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 4 Sep 2024 · 14:44 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the W · 1.2 m/s
- Coordinates
- -34.23275, -70.7034
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
50dec5c9-1a41-4003-b9ea-dd2911496860
Likely operator
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Emitting site
CHL_S_003 · Landfill
14 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 50dec5c9-1a41-4003-b9ea-dd2911496860, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/50dec5c9-1a41-4003-b9ea-dd2911496860), accessed 5 Oct 2026.