Mag. 3.8 earthquake - 29 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 26 September 2015 at 07:40 (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 9 days earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 43 km depth
26 Sep 07:50 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 43.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.8°S / 71.4°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
29 km (18 mi) SW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (59 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) SW of Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (72 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (115 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
304 km (189 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
322 km (200 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.8 | 43 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.8 | 48 km | 16 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.8 earthquake - 29 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 26 September 2015 at 07:40 (GMT)
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