Mag. 3.1 earthquake - Choapa, 36 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 27 November 2015 at 09:52 (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 3.1 earthquake at 40 km depth
27 Nov 10:21 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 29 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.547°S / 71.531°W
(Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
36 km (22 mi) WNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) WNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca, Valparaíso) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (68 mi) SSW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
141 km (87 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (Valparaíso) (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) N of Quillota (Valparaíso) (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
164 km (102 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) N of Valparaiso (Valparaíso) (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
228 km (142 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
246 km (153 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.1 | 40 km | 18 km al SO de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.1 | 40 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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Mag. 3.1 earthquake - Choapa, 36 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Friday, 27 November 2015 at 09:52 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
