Mag. 4.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 52 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Saturday, 21 November 2015 at 19:37 (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 9 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 45 km depth
21 Nov 20:00 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 22 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 45.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.59°S / 71.72°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
52 km (33 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (46 mi) WNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (88 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (100 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
231 km (143 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (155 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 45 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.3 | 45 km | 33 km al SO de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
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