Mag. 2.9 earthquake - 68 Km Al O De Los Vilos on Thursday, 26 November 2015 at 00:58 (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 2.9 earthquake at 39 km depth
26 Nov 01:21 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 22 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 38.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.666°S / 72.169°W
(Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
95 km (59 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
124 km (77 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) SW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
153 km (95 mi) NW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
245 km (152 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.9 | 39 km | 68 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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