A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 74 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (46 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 30/11/15 / 2015-11-30 14:45:22 / November 30, 2015 @ 2:45 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.0443 West, latitude -24.3092 South, depth = 159.84 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:45:22 / 11:45 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 159.84 km (99 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000426g. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000426g.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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