Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Limarí Province, 26 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 7 November 2015 at 10:31 (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 4.7 earthquake at 47 km depth
7 Nov 10:44 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.
Nov 7 10:50: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 47.0 km.
Nov 7 10:50: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 47.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 47.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.8°S / 71.34°W
(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
26 km (16 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
303 km (188 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 47 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 43 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 4.9 | 47 km | 12 km al NO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.7 | 41 km | - 32km SW of Ovalle, Chile | USGS |
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Ovalle (Chile, 26 km NE of epicenter) : Felt Earthquake (reported through EMSC)
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