Weak mag. 3.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 327 km northwest of Santiago de Chile, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 03:28 (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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Weak magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 29 km depth
13 Oct 03:40 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 11 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 29.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.732°S / 71.965°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
75 km (46 mi) WSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) W of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) SW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (71 mi) SW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) NW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (155 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
253 km (157 mi) NNW of San Felipe (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
262 km (163 mi) N of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
327 km (203 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
346 km (215 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (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 | 29 km | 68 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.1 | 29 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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