Mag. 2.8 earthquake - COQUIMBO, CHILE, on Sunday, 4 October 2015 at 05:29 (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 30 km depth
4 Oct 06:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 41 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.59°S / 71.45°W
(Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
27 km (17 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (31 mi) WNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
221 km (137 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
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 | 30 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 2.8 | 30 km | 22 km al S de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
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