Mag. 3.1 earthquake - 55 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 29 October 2015 at 12:58 (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 3.1 earthquake at 54 km depth
29 Oct 13:13 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 14 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 54.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.21°S / 71.46°W
(Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
55 km (34 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (46 mi) SW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) NW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (91 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) N of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
261 km (162 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 54 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.1 | 54 km | 21 km al N de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
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