Mag. 3.2 earthquake - 50 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 23 October 2015 at 23:31 (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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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 58 km depth
23 Oct 23:54 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 23 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 58.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.03°S / 71.35°W

Nearby towns and cities:
50 km (31 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) SW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
120 km (74 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) N of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
296 km (184 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> 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 | 58 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
M 3.2 | 58 km | 24 km al SO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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