Mag. 2.9 earthquake - Departamento de Calingasta, San Juan, 118 km northwest of Mendoza, Departamento de Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina, on 10/11/2015 11:40:31 hs
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 4 weeks earlier.
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Minor magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 115 km depth
Local time at epicenter: 10/11/2015 11:40:31 hs
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 114.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.296°S / 69.871°W
(Departamento de Calingasta, San Juan, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (123 km / 76 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
91 km (56 mi) NE of Los Andes (Valparaíso, Chile) (pop: 56,900) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) ENE of San Felipe (Valparaíso, Chile) (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (72 mi) SSW of Calingasta (pop: 8,180) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) WNW of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (87 mi) WSW of Pocito (pop: 41,000) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) NNE of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (94 mi) SW of San Juan (pop: 447,000) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) SW of Santa Lucia (pop: 43,600) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (97 mi) SW of Chimbas (pop: 73,800) --> See nearby quakes!
1097 km (681 mi) W of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INPRES
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.9 | 115 km | SAN JUAN (Argentina) | INPRES |
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Mag. 2.9 earthquake - Departamento de Calingasta, San Juan, 118 km northwest of Mendoza, Departamento de Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina, on 10/11/2015 11:40:31 hs
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