Mag. 3.3 earthquake - 43 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Tuesday, 27 October 2015 at 14:00 (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 3.3 earthquake at 35 km depth
27 Oct 14:18 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.54°S / 71.64°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
43 km (27 mi) W of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) WSW of Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (95 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
216 km (134 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
276 km (172 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
338 km (210 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.3 | 35 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.3 | 35 km | 34 km al SO de Tongoy | GUG (U. Chile) |
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