Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 241 km northwest of Santiago du Chili, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, on Saturday, 3 October 2015 at 11:01 (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 2 semaines earlier.
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Séisme faible magnitude 4.0 at 20 km depth
3 Oct 11:18 UTC: Premier à signaler: GUG (U. Chile) après 16 minutes.
Date & time: 3 Oct 2015 11:01:47 UTC
Magnitude: 4
Profondeur: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.771°S / 72.264°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Chili)Nearby towns and cities:
105 km O de Illapel (Choapa) (pop: 22,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
153 km NNO de Valparaiso (pop: 282,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
155 km NNO de Viña del Mar (pop: 294,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
156 km NO de Quillota (pop: 67,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
162 km NNO de Quilpué (pop: 130,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
164 km NNO de Villa Alemana (pop: 97,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
165 km SO de Ovalle (pop: 77,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
229 km SSO de La Serena (pop: 154,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
241 km NO de Santiago du Chili (pop: 4,837,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
259 km NO de Puente Alto (pop: 510,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: GUG (U. Chile)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 20 km | 73 km al O de Los Vilos | GUG (U. Chile) |
| M 4.6 | 10 km | OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE | EMSC |
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La Serena (Chile, 231 km NE of epicenter) : Se sintió muy fuerte muy intenso (reported through EMSC)
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