Mag. 3.2 earthquake - Choapa, 31 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 22 November 2015 at 03:40 (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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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 41 km depth
22 Nov 04:00 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 19 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 41.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.469°S / 71.433°W
(Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
31 km (19 mi) NW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) NW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
97 km (60 mi) SSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) N of Hacienda La Calera (Valparaíso) (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) N of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
169 km (105 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
233 km (145 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
252 km (156 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.2 | 41 km | 8 km al S de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.2 | 41 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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Mag. 3.2 earthquake - Choapa, 31 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 22 November 2015 at 03:40 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
