A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Chilecito in Argentina. Exact location of earthquake, -67.4427° West, -28.8456° South, depth 131.46 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007rtd. Id of event: us10007rtd. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 131.46 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:56:10 / 1:56 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 07/01/17 / 2017-01-07 04:56:10 / January 7, 2017 @ 4:56 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from La Rioja (c. 162 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Chilecito (c. 42 200 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tinogasta, La Rioja, Arauco (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 35 km N of Chilecito, Argentina.
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