A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 64 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (40 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/07/16 / 2016-07-25 23:07:28 / July 25, 2016 @ 11:07 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 187.52 km (117 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:07:28 / 8:07 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20006hly. Event ids that are associated: us20006hly. Exact location, longitude -66.953° West, latitude -24.1648° South, depth = 187.52 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 64 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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