Weak mag. 3.2 earthquake - 43 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 5 October 2015 at 13:58 (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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Weak magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 26 km depth
5 Oct 14:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 20 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 26.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.466°S / 71.617°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
43 km (27 mi) WNW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) WSW of Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
286 km (178 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
345 km (214 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.2 | 26 km | 26 km al SO de Tongoy | GUG (U. Chile) |
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