Mag. 3.4 earthquake - Limarí Province, 35 km south of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 8 November 2015 at 03:50 (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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Minor magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 54 km depth
8 Nov 04:14 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 23 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 53.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.904°S / 71.309°W

Nearby towns and cities:
35 km (22 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (25 mi) SW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) N of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
103 km (64 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
213 km (132 mi) NNW of San Felipe (Valparaíso) (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
291 km (181 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
309 km (192 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 3.4 | 54 km | 10 km al SO de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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