A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 61 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (38 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/06/16 / 2016-06-25 08:40:22 / June 25, 2016 @ 8:40 am. Exact location of event, depth 193.73 km, -66.7658° West, -23.8439° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 193.73 km (120 miles). Id of earthquake: us10005ym4. Event ids that are associated: us10005ym4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 05:40:22 / 5:40 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 61 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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