Mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 64 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on 2015-10-04 06:06:41 -03:00
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 4.6 earthquake at 30 km depth
4 Oct 10:10 UTC: First to report: USGS after 1 hour and 3 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2015-10-04 06:06:41 -03:00
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 30.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.8058°S / 71.8264°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
64 km (40 mi) WSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
315 km (196 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 30 km | - 64km WSW of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
| M 4.6 | 10 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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