Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 47 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 23 September 2015 at 11:32 (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 7 days earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
23 Sep 11:39 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 31.0 to 10.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 31.0 to 10.0 km.
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.68°S / 71.66°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
47 km (29 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (41 mi) W of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 10 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 5.3 | 10 km | 5.3 OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 41 km | 47 km al NO de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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