Mag. 3.5 earthquake - Limarí Province, 34 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 4 October 2015 at 17:16 (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 3 weeks earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 48 km depth
4 Oct 18:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 54 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 48.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.86°S / 71.38°W
(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
34 km (21 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (28 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (68 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (69 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (110 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
297 km (185 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
315 km (196 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 48 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.5 | 48 km | 12 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.5 earthquake - Limarí Province, 34 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 4 October 2015 at 17:16 (GMT)
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