Mag. 3.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 230 km northwest of Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Sunday, 8 November 2015 at 12:08 (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 8 weeks earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 40 km depth
8 Nov 12:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.74°S / 72.02°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
81 km (51 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) W of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (68 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) NW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (92 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (92 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (93 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
230 km (143 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
248 km (154 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 40 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.1 | 40 km | 52 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 230 km northwest of Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Sunday, 8 November 2015 at 12:08 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
