Mag. 3.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 68 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 7 December 2015 at 08:24 (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 12 weeks earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 36 km depth
7 Dec 08:52 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 27 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 36.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.75°S / 71.87°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
68 km (42 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) W of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (61 mi) NW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) NNW of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
240 km (149 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> 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 | 36 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.2 | 36 km | 38 km al NO de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 68 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Monday, 7 December 2015 at 08:24 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
