A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/18 / 2018-05-22 08:04:02 / May 22, 2018 @ 8:04 am UTC/GMT. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:04:02 / 5:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.1579 West, latitude -22.4401 South, depth = 263 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 263 km (163 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e9ry. Id of event: us1000e9ry.
Nearby country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villazón, La Quiaca, Abra Pampa (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Villazón (c. 30 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from La Quiaca (c. 14 800 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 56 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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