Mag. 3.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 73 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 25 October 2015 at 10:14 (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.
Quake Data | Interactive map | User Reports | Earlier quakes in same area | Quakes in Chile | Coquimbo Region | Region de Valparaiso | Santiago Metropolitan
Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 23 km depth
25 Oct 10:28 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 14 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 18.2 to 22.9 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 18.2 to 22.9 km.
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 22.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.282°S / 71.82°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
73 km (45 mi) WNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) SW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) NW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) SW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
142 km (88 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (116 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
266 km (165 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (177 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 23 km | 37 km al O de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.1 | 23 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it be the first to report it!
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Mag. 3.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 73 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 25 October 2015 at 10:14 (GMT)
Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
