A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 96 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (60 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 187.3 km (116 miles). Global time and date of event 30/06/18 / 2018-06-30 20:46:49 / June 30, 2018 @ 8:46 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 187.3 km, -67.2654° West, -24.2763° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:46:49 / 5:46 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000fsil. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000fsil.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 96 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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