A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Tinogasta in Argentina. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/02/18 / 2018-02-26 23:31:43 / February 26, 2018 @ 11:31 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -67.5128° West, -28.3617° South, depth 123.76 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 123.76 km (77 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:31:43 / 8:31 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000d8if. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d8if.
Epicenter of the event was 89 km (55 miles) from Chilecito (c. 42 200 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Tinogasta (c. 14 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Fiambalá (c. 8 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chilecito, Fiambalá, Arauco (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop).
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 twenty 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km S of Tinogasta, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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