Mag. 3.2 earthquake - Limarí, 21 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 18 October 2015 at 09:46 (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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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 46 km depth
18 Oct 10:03 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 46.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.68°S / 71.4°W

Nearby towns and cities:
21 km (13 mi) WSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
97 km (61 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
261 km (162 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
317 km (197 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
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 | 46 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
M 3.2 | 46 km | 21 km al O de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
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