A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 57 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (35 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude -66.7937° West, latitude -23.9372° South, depth = 208.34 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:15:53 / 10:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 13:15:53 / May 10, 2017 @ 1:15 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us10008r41. Event ids that are associated: us10008r41. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 208.34 km (129 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 57 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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