Mag. 3.1 earthquake - Provincia de Choapa, 77 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 5 October 2015 at 19:36 (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 3.1 earthquake at 30 km depth
5 Oct 20:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 42 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.198°S / 71.61°W
(Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
64 km (40 mi) NW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) SW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) NW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (88 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (90 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (118 mi) N of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
267 km (166 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 30 km | 27 km al NO de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.1 earthquake - Provincia de Choapa, 77 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 5 October 2015 at 19:36 (GMT)
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