Mag. 3.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 235 km northwest of Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Thursday, 3 December 2015 at 00:25 (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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Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 38 km depth
3 Dec 00:42 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 17 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 37.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.645°S / 71.93°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
72 km (45 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) W of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (94 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (98 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
235 km (146 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
253 km (157 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.6 | 38 km | 49 km al NO de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 235 km northwest of Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Thursday, 3 December 2015 at 00:25 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
