Weak mag. 3.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 344 km northwest of Santiago de Chile, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Friday, 23 October 2015 at 00:49 (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 5 weeks earlier.
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Weak magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 22 km depth
23 Oct 01:21 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 31 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 21.8 to 22.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 21.8 to 22.0 km.
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 22.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.603°S / 72.045°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
81 km (50 mi) W of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) SW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (68 mi) SW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
142 km (88 mi) NW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) SSW of Vallenar (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
265 km (164 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
269 km (167 mi) NNW of San Felipe (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
273 km (170 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
344 km (214 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 22 km | 65 km al SO de Tongoy | GUG (U. Chile) |
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