Mag. 3.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 240 km northwest of Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Thursday, 3 December 2015 at 13:29 (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 40 km depth
3 Dec 13:49 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 19 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 39.7 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 30.0 to 39.7 km.
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 39.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.692°S / 72.124°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
91 km (56 mi) W of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) SW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (97 mi) NNW of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
164 km (102 mi) NNW of Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) NNW of Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> See nearby quakes!
240 km (149 mi) NW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
258 km (160 mi) NW 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 | 40 km | 63 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.6 | 40 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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Mag. 3.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 240 km northwest of Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Thursday, 3 December 2015 at 13:29 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
