A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 87 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (54 miles). The temblor was detected at 09:38:24 / 9:38 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 182.64 km (113 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000303u. Unique identifier: us1000303u. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/08/15 / 2015-08-07 12:38:24 / August 7, 2015 @ 12:38 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.1755 West, latitude -24.1138 South, depth = 182.64 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 87 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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