A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 65 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (40 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/04/18 / 2018-04-27 08:29:58 / April 27, 2018 @ 8:29 am UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:29:58 / 5:29 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 223.38 km (139 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000dt7c. Event ids that are associated: us1000dt7c. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.9066 West, latitude -23.9843 South, depth = 223.38 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 65 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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