Mag. 3.3 earthquake - 20 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 25 November 2015 at 18:47 (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 3.3 earthquake at 54 km depth
25 Nov 19:35 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 48 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 53.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.591°S / 71.409°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
20 km (13 mi) W of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) WNW of Monte Patria (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) S of Coquimbo (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) SW of Vicuña (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
208 km (129 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
271 km (168 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
327 km (203 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.3 | 54 km | 20 km al O de Ovalle | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.3 earthquake - 20 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 25 November 2015 at 18:47 (GMT)
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