Weak mag. 3.5 earthquake - Limarí, 71 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 18 September 2015 at 08:01 (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 9 hours earlier.
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Weak magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 30 km depth
18 Sep 08:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 16 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 29.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.142°S / 71.602°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
68 km (42 mi) NW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) SW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) NW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
142 km (88 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
209 km (130 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
273 km (169 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
291 km (181 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 30 km | 32 km al NO de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
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