Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Near Coast of Central Chile on Monday, 5 October 2015
Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - Near Coast of Central Chile on Monday, 5 October 2015
This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 7.8 quake: Near Coast of Central Chile on Wed, 16 Sep 22h54, which had occurred 3 weeks earlier.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 32.0 to 34.0 km.
Date & time: Monday, 5 October 2015 16:33 UTC
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 34.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.27°S / 71.39°W
(Chile)
Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (389 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 3.2*10^13 J (8.78 GWh / 7558 tons of TNT / 0.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 34.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.27°S / 71.39°W
(Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (389 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 3.2*10^13 J (8.78 GWh / 7558 tons of TNT / 0.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
| Mon, 5 Oct 2015 | ||||
| Mon, 5 Oct 16:33 UTC | M 6.0 / 10 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC | |
| Mon, 5 Oct 16:33 UTC | M 5.9 / 34 km | - 43km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile | USGS | |
| Mon, 5 Oct 16:33 UTC | M 6.1 / 29 km | 11 km al S de Tongoy | GUG (U. Chile) | |
| Mon, 5 Oct 16:33 UTC | M 5.9 / 34 km | SW of Coquimbo, Chile | GeoAu | |
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Santiago Airport / MMI IV (Light shaking)
La Serena / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Puente Alto (Chile) (391 km S from epicenter)(no details): This earthquake slowly shook the things i had in the furniture. (via EMSC)
Puente Alto (Chile) (390 km S from epicenter)(no details): Suave pero con ritmo!!! (via EMSC)
Las Condes (Chile) (374 km S from epicenter)(no details): Oh, I thought they had stopped for a while. I was wrong. Our 16th floor apartment moved back and forth a bit, doors and light sways a bit but nothing fell. (via EMSC)
Las Condes (Chile) (373 km S from epicenter)(no details): Definitely a good shake from this one. (via EMSC)
(Chile) (315 km S from epicenter)(no details): Movimiento de balanceo,como todas las réplicas del terremoto. (via EMSC)
La Serena (Chile) (52 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Started weak, suddenly stronger for a moment, then weak again (via EMSC)
Coquimbo (Chile) (41 km NE from epicenter)(no details): No fue 6.0, fue 6.2!!!! Muy fuerte. (via EMSC)
Las Condes (Chile) (373 km S from epicenter)(no details): I felt two waves in the fifth floor of a large hotel, the building was creaking and the room was moving in a rolling sensation. The second wave was stronger than the first. In the first, I wondered if it was work being done in the building. The second was big enough to be alarming and for me to wonder where I should go if it continued, and if it was already too late to leave the building! (via EMSC)
Las Condes (Chile) (373 km S from epicenter)(no details): Felt it (via EMSC)
La Serena (Chile) (52 km NE from epicenter)(no details): increasing in intensity thought it would get worse. slowly petered off (via EMSC)
La Serena (Chile) (52 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Movimiento de vaiven fuerte. Todas las replicas han sido del mismo estilo que del terremoto 8.4, movimiento horizontal sostenido, sin ruido pero movimiento notorio (via EMSC)
