Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 32 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 5 November 2015 at 01:28 (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 7 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 40 km depth
5 Nov 01:42 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.
Nov 5 08:38: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 19.0 to 40.0 km.
Nov 5 08:38: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 19.0 to 40.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.71°S / 71.51°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
32 km (20 mi) WSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) W of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
316 km (196 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 40 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.1 | 38 km | - 32km WSW of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
| M 4.3 | 41 km | 20 km al SO de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
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