A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Villa Berna in Argentina on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/06/16 / 2016-06-26 04:17:15 / June 26, 2016 @ 4:17 am. The temblor was picked up at 01:17:15 / 1:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 72.89 km, -64.8168° West, -31.905° South. Event id: us200067ct. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200067ct. The epicenter was at a depth of 72.89 km (45 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). The epicenter was 81 km (51 miles) from Córdoba (c. 1 428 200 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Villa Carlos Paz (c. 69 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Río Tercero (c. 53 400 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Alta Gracia (c. 40 400 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Villa Dolores (c. 28 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Córdoba, Cosquín, La Calera (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 5 km W of Villa Berna, Argentina.
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