Mag. 2.8 earthquake - OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE, on Saturday, 14 November 2015 at 18:29 (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 2.8 earthquake at 23 km depth
14 Nov 18:44 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 14 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 23.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.81°S / 71.91°W
(Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
73 km (45 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) W of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (79 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (87 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (90 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (135 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 23 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 2.8 | 23 km | 40 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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