Mag. 4.6 earthquake - 64 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 18 September 2015 at 05:33 (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 1 day 7 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 45 km depth
18 Sep 06:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 44 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 45.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.153°S / 71.373°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
57 km (35 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) SW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
133 km (83 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (87 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
209 km (130 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
265 km (165 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (176 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 45 km | 28 km al N de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 4.6 earthquake - 64 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 18 September 2015 at 05:33 (GMT)
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