Mag. 3.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 243 km northwest of Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Thursday, 29 October 2015 at 15:17 (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 3.0 earthquake at 33 km depth
29 Oct 15:33 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.7°S / 72.19°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
97 km (60 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 mi) SW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) NW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
243 km (151 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
261 km (162 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 33 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.0 | 33 km | 68 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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