Mag. 2.8 earthquake - 22 Km Al S De Canela Baja on Monday, 26 October 2015 at 21:44 (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 6 weeks earlier.
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Minor magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 40 km depth
26 Oct 21:56 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 12 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 40.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.591°S / 71.42°W
(Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
24 km (15 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) WNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
97 km (61 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (70 mi) S of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) N of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) N of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) N of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
220 km (137 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 40 km | 22 km al S de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 2.8 | 40 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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