Weak mag. 3.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 337 km northwest of Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Sunday, 27 September 2015 at 08:15 (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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Weak magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 32 km depth
27 Sep 09:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 1 hour and 2 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 31.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.683°S / 72.076°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
84 km (52 mi) W of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) SW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) SW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (85 mi) NW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
212 km (132 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
263 km (163 mi) NNW of San Felipe (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
265 km (165 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
270 km (168 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
337 km (209 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.3 | 32 km | 73 km al SO de Tongoy | GUG (U. Chile) |
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