A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Chilecito in Argentina. Exact location of event, longitude -67.6 West, latitude -28.72 South, depth = 155 km. Unique identifier: us2000637d. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000637d. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 155 km (96 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 15:37:15 / 3:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/06/16 / 2016-06-09 18:37:15 / June 9, 2016 @ 6:37 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Chilecito (c. 42 200 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arauco, Tinogasta, Chilecito (min 5000 pop).
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 49 km NNW of Chilecito, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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