A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 80 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (50 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.1076 West, latitude -24.2588 South, depth = 182.29 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/03/20 / 2020-03-28 23:01:11 / March 28, 2020 @ 11:01 pm. Unique identifier: us70008hzv. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008hzv. The temblor was picked up at 20:01:11 / 8:01 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 182.29 km (113 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 80 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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