Mag. 3.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 54 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 12:15 (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 3.4 earthquake at 22 km depth
9 Dec 12:35 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 20 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 22.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.501°S / 71.713°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
54 km (33 mi) WNW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) WNW of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
115 km (72 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (149 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
258 km (160 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.4 | 22 km | 27 km al O de Canela Baja | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 3.4 | 22 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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Mag. 3.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 54 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 at 12:15 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
