Mag. 3.2 earthquake - 25 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 29 November 2015 at 23:01 (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 11 weeks earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 39 km depth
29 Nov 23:17 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
Nov 29 23:28: Magnitude recalculated from 3.3 to 3.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 28.0 to 39.0 km.
Nov 29 23:28: Magnitude recalculated from 3.3 to 3.2.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 28.0 to 39.0 km.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 39.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.55°S / 71.42°W
(Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
25 km (16 mi) WNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) WNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (114 mi) S of La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 109 joules (1.11 megawatt hours, equivalent to 0.951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.2 | 39 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.2 | 39 km | 17 km al S de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
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