A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 110 km ENE of San Martin, Argentina (68 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 157.81 km (98 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bjva. Id of event: us1000bjva. Exact location, longitude -67.4825° West, latitude -32.5386° South, depth = 157.81 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/12/17 / 2017-12-01 13:37:34 / December 1, 2017 @ 1:37 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:37:34 / 10:37 am (local time epicenter).
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. 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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 110 km ENE of San Martin, Argentina.
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