A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Mina Clavero in Argentina on Thursday. Global time and date of event 22/07/16 / 2016-07-22 01:25:11 / July 22, 2016 @ 1:25 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 22:25:11 / 10:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -64.935° West, latitude -31.704° South, depth = 24 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24 km (15 miles). Unique identifier: us10006ebm. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006ebm.
Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (49 miles) from Córdoba (c. 1 428 200 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Villa Carlos Paz (c. 69 500 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Alta Gracia (c. 40 400 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Villa Dolores (c. 28 000 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from La Calera (c. 24 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Huerta Grande, La Falda, Unquillo (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 7 km ENE of Mina Clavero, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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