Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 62 km west of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 7 November 2015 at 01:34 (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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Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
7 Nov 01:51 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
Nov 7 08:38: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Nov 7 08:38: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Date & time: 7 Nov 2015 01:34:52 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.07°S / 71.97°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
62 km (39 mi) WSW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) WSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) NW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
203 km (126 mi) SW of Vallenar (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
331 km (206 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
331 km (206 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
340 km (212 mi) SSW of Copiapo (pop: 129,300) --> See nearby quakes!
397 km (247 mi) NNW of Santiago de Chile (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
415 km (258 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 27 km | 48 km al O de Tongoy | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.9 | 8.6 km | - 74km W of Coquimbo, Chile | USGS |
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Coquimbo (Chile, 63 km E of epicenter) : Felt Earthquake (reported through EMSC)
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