A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 96 km SE of Caucete, Argentina (60 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.6021 West, latitude -32.2965 South, depth = 34.22 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:40:41 / 6:40 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/12/16 / 2016-12-16 09:40:41 / December 16, 2016 @ 9:40 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000819b. Id of event: us2000819b. The epicenter was at a depth of 34.22 km (21 miles).
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 two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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. 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: 96 km SE of Caucete, Argentina.
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