Mag. 2.8 earthquake - 46 Km Al O De Los Vilos on Wednesday, 25 November 2015 at 02:01 (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 2.8 earthquake at 25 km depth
25 Nov 06:21 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 4 hours.
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.839°S / 71.991°W
(Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
81 km (50 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
97 km (60 mi) W of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (79 mi) NW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (89 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
220 km (136 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
238 km (148 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 25 km | 46 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 2.8 | 25 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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