Mag. 4.4 earthquake - 41 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 16 October 2015 at 16:58 (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 4 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 37 km depth
16 Oct 17:20 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 22 minutes.
Oct 16 18:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 37.0 km.
Oct 16 18:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 37.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 37.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.568°S / 71.624°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
41 km (25 mi) W of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (41 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
273 km (170 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
275 km (171 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
334 km (208 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
353 km (219 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 37 km | 37 km al S de Tongoy | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.1 | 35 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.1 | 35 km | - 51km W of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
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Mag. 4.4 earthquake - 41 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 16 October 2015 at 16:58 (GMT)
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