Mag. 3.3 earthquake - 35 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 28 September 2015 at 07:33 (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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Minor magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 26 km depth
28 Sep 08:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 44 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 25.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.626°S / 71.56°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
35 km (22 mi) W of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (150 mi) N of Hacienda La Calera (Valparaíso) (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
267 km (166 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!
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 | 26 km | 34 km al O de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
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