Mag. 4.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 269 km northwest of Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Friday, 2 October 2015 at 08:13 (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 2 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
2 Oct 12:10 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 hours.
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.84°S / 72.78°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
269 km (167 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 10 km | Off Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 4.3 | 10 km | OFF COAST OF COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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