A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was reported 78 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (48 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 167.25 km (104 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/06/16 / 2016-06-18 17:29:44 / June 18, 2016 @ 5:29 pm. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:29:44 / 2:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 167.25 km, -67.0875° West, -24.2117° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000659j. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000659j.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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