Mag. 4.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 55 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 11 October 2015 at 16:54 (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 4 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
11 Oct 17:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 20.0 to 10.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 20.0 to 10.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.66°S / 71.77°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
55 km (34 mi) W of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) W of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
264 km (164 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
265 km (164 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
267 km (166 mi) N of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
329 km (204 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
347 km (216 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 26 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 40 km | 46 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.6 | 27 km | - 50km W of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
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La Serena (Chile, 98 km NE of epicenter) : consiistant rolling motion ongoing and fading (reported through EMSC)
Ovalle (Chile, 55 km E of epicenter) : Felt Earthquake!!!, this is aftershock of the Earthquake M8.4 Mw. (reported through EMSC)
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Mag. 4.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 55 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 11 October 2015 at 16:54 (GMT)
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