Mag. 4.9 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 67 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Tuesday, 24 November 2015 at 09:14 (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 10 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 29 km depth
24 Nov 09:28 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 14 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 29.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.84°S / 71.84°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (249 km / 155 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
67 km (42 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) W of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
120 km (75 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (84 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (87 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
212 km (132 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
230 km (143 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.9 | 29 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 4.9 | 29 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
| M 4.9 | 20 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 5.0 | 39 km | 63 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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