Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - 15 km southwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 27 September 2015 at 21:04 (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 11 days earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 48 km depth
27 Sep 21:12 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Sep 27 21:13: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 45.0 to 48.0 km.
Sep 27 21:13: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 45.0 to 48.0 km.
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 48.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.74°S / 71.26°W
(Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (226 km / 140 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km (9 mi) SW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (18 mi) W of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) N of Hacienda La Calera (Valparaíso) (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (76 mi) NNW of San Felipe (Valparaíso) (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) S of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) N of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
199 km (124 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (135 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> 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
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 48 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 5.4 | 43 km | 5.4 COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 5.3 | 37 km | 32 km al NO de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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santiago from hitel intercontinental / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Viña del Mar (Chile, 143 km S of epicenter) : Se sintió fuerte acá en viña, se movieron hasta las lámparas en el 8vo piso (reported through EMSC)
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Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - 15 km southwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 27 September 2015 at 21:04 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
