Mag. 3.7 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 236 km northwest of Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Saturday, 28 November 2015 at 00:24 (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 3.7 earthquake at 40 km depth
28 Nov 00:42 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 18 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.712°S / 72.074°W

Nearby towns and cities:
86 km (53 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (93 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (94 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
153 km (95 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
154 km (96 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
162 km (101 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
236 km (146 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
254 km (158 mi) NW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 3.7 | 40 km | 58 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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