Mag. 3.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 179 km northwest of Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Friday, 18 September 2015 at 17:46 (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 19 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 24 km depth
18 Sep 18:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 31 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 24.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.378°S / 72.075°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (241 km / 150 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
80 km (50 mi) W of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) NW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) WNW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) NW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (59 mi) NW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) NW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (64 mi) NW of Limache (Marga Marga) (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
196 km (122 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.2 | 24 km | 74 km al SO de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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