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Sequence · 2015-11-07

M 6.8 · Observed seismic cluster · 39 km SW of Ovalle, Chile

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster28
M6+3
Analysis radius308 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 6.9
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours6
Within first 7 days26
Observed duration12.0 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.0
0 h12.0 d
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Main-event impact

180 Felt reports · PAGER GREEN · Tsunami indicator · Shallow

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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.839 km SW of Ovalle, Chile46.0 km2015-11-07 07:31:43 UTCView event →
M 4.631 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile43.2 km2015-11-07 09:17:00 UTCView event →
M 4.667 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile34.7 km2015-11-07 09:30:59 UTCView event →
M 4.932 km SW of Ovalle, Chile42.3 km2015-11-07 10:31:20 UTCView event →
M 5.722 km SW of Ovalle, Chile42.0 km2015-11-07 10:53:44 UTCView event →
M 4.684 km WNW of Illapel, Chile8.2 km2015-11-07 22:23:53 UTCView event →
M 4.5100 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-09 14:59:20 UTCView event →
M 4.627 km SW of Ovalle, Chile43.2 km2015-11-10 12:58:38 UTCView event →
M 6.981 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile12.0 km2015-11-11 01:54:38 UTCView event →
M 5.186 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 02:01:05 UTCView event →
M 4.978 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 02:06:36 UTCView event →
M 4.886 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 02:14:39 UTCView event →
M 4.881 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile15.2 km2015-11-11 02:18:04 UTCView event →
M 5.1Near the coast of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 02:23:39 UTCView event →
M 4.691 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile11.6 km2015-11-11 02:26:30 UTCView event →
M 4.587 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 02:29:59 UTCView event →
M 6.985 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 02:46:19 UTCView event →
M 5.187 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 03:07:49 UTCView event →
M 4.868 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile13.3 km2015-11-11 03:13:13 UTCView event →
M 4.588 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 03:40:24 UTCView event →
M 4.584 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 06:35:14 UTCView event →
M 4.690 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile13.0 km2015-11-11 07:08:56 UTCView event →
M 4.586 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile12.1 km2015-11-11 07:42:21 UTCView event →
M 4.680 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 09:07:45 UTCView event →
M 4.583 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile13.6 km2015-11-11 09:14:14 UTCView event →
M 4.666 km W of Coquimbo, Chile7.1 km2015-11-11 18:33:42 UTCView event →
M 4.675 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile7.8 km2015-11-16 20:52:19 UTCView event →
M 4.586 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile8.2 km2015-11-19 07:47:27 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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