Mag. 3.5 earthquake - Limarí Province, 65 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 18 September 2015 at 11:13 (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 12 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 44 km depth
18 Sep 12:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 44.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.156°S / 71.411°W

Nearby towns and cities:
58 km (36 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
208 km (129 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (131 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
266 km (165 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (177 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 | 44 km | 27 km al N de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
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