Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Limarí, 39 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 26 September 2015 at 13:02 (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 10 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 44 km depth
26 Sep 13:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 16 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 44.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.635°S / 71.6°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
39 km (24 mi) W of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (74 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (127 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
266 km (165 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
326 km (203 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
345 km (214 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 44 km | 38 km al O de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Limarí, 39 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 26 September 2015 at 13:02 (GMT)
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