Mag. 3.0 earthquake - Limarí Province, 40 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 13 December 2015 at 04:36 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.6 quake Limarí, 39 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 8 December 2015 12:56 GMT, which had occurred 5 days earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 47 km depth
13 Dec 04:53 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
Magnitude: 3
Depth: 47.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.88°S / 71.47°W
(Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
40 km (25 mi) SW of Ovalle (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) WSW of Monte Patria (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) NNW of Illapel (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) S of Coquimbo (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 161,300) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) S of La Serena (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 154,500) --> See nearby quakes!
111 km (69 mi) NNW of Salamanca (Choapa, Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) SW of Vicuña (Coquimbo Region) (pop: 13,500) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (148 mi) N of Viña del Mar (Valparaíso) (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
297 km (184 mi) NNW of Santiago (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
315 km (196 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 47 km | COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 3.0 | 47 km | 22 km al O de Punitaqui | GUG (U. Chile) |
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Mag. 3.0 earthquake - Limarí Province, 40 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 13 December 2015 at 04:36 (GMT)
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