A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Quilino in Argentina on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/11/15 / 2015-11-13 06:04:15 / November 13, 2015 @ 6:04 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us10003xzv. Unique identifier: us10003xzv. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -64.4997 West, latitude -29.866 South, depth = 11.4 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 03:04:15 / 3:04 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.4 km (7 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). The epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) from Cruz del Eje (c. 28 200 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Deán Funes (c. 20 200 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Recreo (c. 14 200 pop), 111 km (69 miles) from Capilla del Monte (c. 9 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Villa Ojo de Agua (c. 5 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Capilla del Monte, Cruz del Eje, Villa Ojo de Agua.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 38 km N of Quilino, Argentina.
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Michael
WOW ! This region has been rockin’ and rollin’ for quite some time even years.