Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Departamento de Lujan, Mendoza, Argentina, 51 km northeast of Los Andes, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Wednesday, 2 December 2015 at 11:25 (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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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 119 km depth
2 Dec 11:44 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 119.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.61°S / 70.12°W
(Departamento de Lujan, Mendoza, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
51 km (32 mi) ENE of Los Andes (Valparaíso, Chile) (pop: 56,900) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) ENE of San Felipe (Valparaíso, Chile) (pop: 59,300) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) ENE of Llaillay (San Felipe de Aconcagua, Valparaíso, Chile) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) NNE of Chicureo Abajo (Chacabuco, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) (pop: 18,000) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) NNE of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (67 mi) NNE of Lo Prado (Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) (pop: 104,300) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) WNW of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) WNW of San Martin (pop: 82,500) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (119 mi) SW of San Juan (pop: 447,000) --> See nearby quakes!
1110 km (689 mi) W of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 119 km | MENDOZA, ARGENTINA | EMSC |
| M 4.0 | 119 km | 51 km al NE de Los Andes. | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Departamento de Lujan, Mendoza, Argentina, 51 km northeast of Los Andes, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Wednesday, 2 December 2015 at 11:25 (GMT)
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