Mag. 3.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 64 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 14 November 2015 at 23:52 (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 3.3 earthquake at 28 km depth
15 Nov 00:05 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 12 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.34°S / 71.75°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
64 km (40 mi) WNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) WNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
133 km (83 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
167 km (104 mi) SSW of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (105 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (111 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
257 km (160 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
276 km (171 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.3 | 28 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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Mag. 3.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 64 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 14 November 2015 at 23:52 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
