A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Serrezuela in Argentina on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/05/18 / 2018-05-13 01:52:07 / May 13, 2018 @ 1:52 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:52:07 / 10:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.2475 West, latitude -30.7885 South, depth = 180.3 km. Id of earthquake: us1000e3wk. Event ids that are associated: us1000e3wk. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 180.3 km (112 miles).
Event epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Cruz del Eje (c. 28 200 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Cosquín (c. 19 100 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from La Falda (c. 15 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Capilla del Monte (c. 9 100 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Villa de Soto (c. 7 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from La Cumbre (c. 7 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cosquín, Valle Hermoso, La Falda (min 5000 pop).
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 three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 21 km SE of Serrezuela, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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