Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Off Coast of Central Chile on Thursday, 17 September 2015
Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 235 km northwest of Santiago de Chile, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Thursday, 17 September 2015 at 01:33 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.8 quake Choapa, 36 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 16 September 2015 22:54 GMT, which had occurred 2 hours and 39 minutes earlier.
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Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 46 km depth
17 Sep 01:40 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 52.0 to 46.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 52.0 to 46.0 km.
Date & time: 17 Sep 2015 01:33:07 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 46.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.75°S / 72.12°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
91 km (56 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (71 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) NW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
221 km (138 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
235 km (146 mi) NW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
253 km (157 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.2 | 46 km | Off Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 6.2 | 49 km | 6.2 OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 6.0 | 35 km | 63 km al NO de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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(Chile, 234 km SE of epicenter) : Just a little aftershock (reported through EMSC)
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