A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Chilecito in Argentina. The temblor was picked up at 18:37:35 / 6:37 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/07/18 / 2018-07-25 21:37:35 / July 25, 2018 @ 9:37 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 114.69 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000gdx0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000gdx0. Exact location of event, longitude -67.2045 West, latitude -28.9731 South, depth = 114.69 km.
Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from La Rioja (c. 162 600 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Chilecito (c. 42 200 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Arauco (c. 13 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Rioja, Arauco, Chilecito (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 35 km NE of Chilecito, Argentina.
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