Mag. 3.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 219 km northwest of Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Tuesday, 24 November 2015 at 11:21 (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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Minor magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 42 km depth
24 Nov 11:42 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 21 minutes.
Nov 24 11:56: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 41.5 km.
Nov 24 11:56: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 41.5 km.
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 41.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.962°S / 72.178°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
102 km (63 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) WNW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (80 mi) NW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) NW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
142 km (88 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
219 km (136 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
237 km (147 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.8 | 42 km | 63 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.8 | 42 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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