Mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 57 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 27 December 2015 at 23:47 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 40 km depth
28 Dec 00:08 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 21 minutes.
Dec 28 07:46: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 40.0 km.
Dec 28 07:46: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 40.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.74°S / 71.76°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chile)Nearby towns and cities:
57 km (35 mi) WSW of Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (47 mi) W of Salamanca (Choapa) (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) NNW of La Ligua (Petorca) (pop: 24,900) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) NNW of Hacienda La Calera (pop: 49,100) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (84 mi) NNW of Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) SSW of Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (90 mi) N of Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) N of Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> See nearby quakes!
218 km (135 mi) NNW of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
236 km (147 mi) NNW of Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 40 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
| M 4.4 | 37 km | - 58km WSW of Illapel, Chile | USGS |
| M 4.5 | 39 km | Near Coast of Central Chile | GFZ |
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