Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - Limarí Province, 51 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 17 September 2015 at 00:06 (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 1 hour and 12 minutes earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 38 km depth
17 Sep 01:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 1 hour and 12 minutes.
Date & time: 17 Sep 2015 00:06:18 UTC
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 38.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.996°S / 71.478°W
(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
51 km (32 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) SW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
226 km (140 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
303 km (188 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 38 km | 28 km al SO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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