Mag. 4.7 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 210 km northwest of Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Tuesday, 22 September 2015 at 07:03 (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 5 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 31 km depth
22 Sep 08:19 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 31.3 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 31.3 km.
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 31.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.127°S / 72.24°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
102 km (63 mi) WNW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (71 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) NW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) NW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) NW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) NW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) NW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (130 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
227 km (141 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 31 km | 73 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 4.7 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 210 km northwest of Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Tuesday, 22 September 2015 at 07:03 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
