Mag. 3.5 earthquake - 37 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 27 September 2015 at 05:29 (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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Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 46 km depth
27 Sep 06:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 49 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 46.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.522°S / 71.542°W
(Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
37 km (23 mi) WNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) WNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (89 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (Valparaíso) (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 mi) N of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
176 km (109 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
231 km (144 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (155 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 46 km | 16 km al SO de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
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