Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 59 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Tuesday, 22 September 2015 at 22:26 (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 6 days earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 44 km depth
22 Sep 23:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 51 minutes.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 44.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.024°S / 71.571°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
59 km (37 mi) SW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (80 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
223 km (138 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (177 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
303 km (188 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 44 km | 37 km al SO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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