Minor mag. 3.3 earthquake - 89 km southwest of Calingasta, San Juan, Argentina, on 11/12/2015 17:58:33 hs
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 8 weeks earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 148 km depth
Local time at epicenter: 11/12/2015 17:58:33 hs
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 148.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.87°S / 70.12°W
(Departamento de Calingasta, San Juan, Argentina)Nearest volcano: Tupungatito (173 km / 107 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
89 km (55 mi) SW of Calingasta (pop: 8,180) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (84 mi) WSW of Villa Basilio Nievas (pop: 4,040) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) WSW of Chimbas (pop: 73,800) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) WSW of Santa Lucia (pop: 43,600) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) WSW of San Martin (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
165 km (103 mi) W of Nueve de Julio (pop: 7,650) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) NW of Mendoza (pop: 876,900) --> See nearby quakes!
176 km (109 mi) W of Caucete (pop: 33,600) --> See nearby quakes!
183 km (114 mi) NNE of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan, Chile) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) SW of San José de Jachal (pop: 21,000) --> See nearby quakes!
287 km (178 mi) WSW of San Agustin de Valle Fértil (Valle Fértil) (pop: 6,860) --> See nearby quakes!
1133 km (704 mi) WNW of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires F.D.) (pop: 13,076,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INPRES
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.3 | 148 km | SAN JUAN (Argentina) | INPRES |
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