A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Nueve de Julio in Argentina. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:40:29 / 1:40 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 123.09 km (76 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007vd4. Id of event: us10007vd4. Exact location, longitude -68.3251° West, latitude -32.2585° South, depth = 123.09 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/01/17 / 2017-01-25 16:40:29 / January 25, 2017 @ 4:40 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Albardón, San Martín, Chimbas. Event epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Mendoza (c. 876 900 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from San Juan (c. 447 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from San Martín (c. 82 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Chimbas (c. 73 800 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Santa Lucía (c. 43 600 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Pocito (c. 41 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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. 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: 65 km S of Nueve de Julio, Argentina.
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