A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 34 km W of Malargue, Argentina (21 miles) on Monday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:03:29 / 11:03 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 152.2 km (95 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 07/09/15 / 2015-09-07 14:03:29 / September 7, 2015 @ 2:03 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -69.9582° West, latitude -35.4949° South, depth = 152.2 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003h3w. Id of event: us20003h3w.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 34 km W of Malargue, Argentina.
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