A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 86 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (53 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000el20. Id of event: us1000el20. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 05:32:13 / 5:32 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 185.53 km (115 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/06/18 / 2018-06-08 08:32:13 / June 8, 2018 @ 8:32 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -67.1676° West, latitude -24.1983° South, depth = 185.53 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 86 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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