Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Limarí, 44 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 24 October 2015 at 19:06 (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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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 37 km depth
24 Oct 19:21 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 37.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.52°S / 71.65°W
(Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
44 km (27 mi) W of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (43 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
279 km (173 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
340 km (211 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (223 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 37 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.2 | 37 km | 33 km al SO de Tongoy | GUG (U. Chile) |
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