Mag. 3.3 earthquake - 57 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 18 September 2015 at 19:34 (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 21 hours earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 42 km depth
18 Sep 20:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 44 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 42.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.078°S / 71.417°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
57 km (35 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) SW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
217 km (135 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
274 km (170 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 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 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.3 | 42 km | 31 km al SO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.3 earthquake - 57 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 18 September 2015 at 19:34 (GMT)
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