Mag. 3.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 31 km northwest of Valparaiso, Provincia de Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Tuesday, 27 October 2015 at 06:04 (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 3.4 earthquake at 30 km depth
27 Oct 06:17 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.78°S / 71.76°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (195 km / 121 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
31 km (19 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) NW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) NW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (31 mi) WNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) W of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) WNW of Limache (Marga Marga) (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) SW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (80 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.4 | 30 km | OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.4 | 30 km | 33 km al NO de Valparaíso | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 31 km northwest of Valparaiso, Provincia de Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Tuesday, 27 October 2015 at 06:04 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
