A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 89 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (55 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 204.29 km, -67.2006° West, -24.2056° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 204.29 km (127 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 21:09:42 / 9:09 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000g2mw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000g2mw. Global time and date of event 12/07/18 / 2018-07-12 00:09:42 / July 12, 2018 @ 12:09 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 89 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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