Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 32 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 19 September 2015 at 22:35 (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 3 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 16 km depth
19 Sep 23:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 43 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 16.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.815°S / 71.423°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
32 km (20 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
103 km (64 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
246 km (153 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
303 km (188 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
321 km (200 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.9 | 16 km | 16 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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