Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 41 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 26 November 2015 at 16:03 (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 4.1 earthquake at 32 km depth
26 Nov 16:14 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 11 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 27.2 to 32.4 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 27.2 to 32.4 km.
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 32.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.703°S / 71.61°W
(Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
41 km (25 mi) WSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) W of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) SSW of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) SSW of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (69 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) N of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
258 km (160 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
259 km (161 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
319 km (198 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
338 km (210 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 32 km | 37 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.1 | 32 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 41 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Thursday, 26 November 2015 at 16:03 (GMT)
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