A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 45 kilometers (28 miles) from El Galpon in Argentina on Friday. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:05:16 / 3:05 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10002m83. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002m83. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.59 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -64.8768 West, latitude -25.0229 South, depth = 46.59 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/06/15 / 2015-06-26 06:05:16 / June 26, 2015 @ 6:05 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ingenio La Esperanza, San Pedro, El Quebrachal (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Salta (c. 512 700 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from San Pedro (c. 58 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Joaquín V. González (c. 19 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from El Quebrachal (c. 10 200 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from El Carril (c. 9 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Las Lajitas (c. 9 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 45 km NNW of El Galpon, Argentina.
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