A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Villazon in Bolivia. Exact location of earthquake, -66.031° West, -22.0719° South, depth 270.01 km. Global time and date of event 24/11/15 / 2015-11-24 01:50:08 / November 24, 2015 @ 1:50 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 270.01 km (168 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100040lt. Id of event: us100040lt. The temblor was detected at 22:50:08 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 45 km (28 miles) from Villazón (c. 30 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Tupiza (c. 22 200 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from La Quiaca (c. 14 800 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Abra Pampa, Tupiza, La Quiaca.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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 two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 45 km W of Villazon, Bolivia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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