Mag. 2.8 earthquake - 21 Km Al SO De Canela Baja on Sunday, 4 October 2015 at 02:41 (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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Minor magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 39 km depth
4 Oct 03:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 37 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 38.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.576°S / 71.534°W
(Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
35 km (22 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) WNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (63 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (85 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) N of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
164 km (102 mi) N of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 39 km | 21 km al SO de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 2.8 | 39 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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