A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 79 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (49 miles) on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/10/18 / 2018-10-15 12:58:54 / October 15, 2018 @ 12:58 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000hcay. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hcay. Exact location of earthquake, -67.0811° West, -24.0391° South, depth 182.28 km. The temblor was reported at 09:58:54 / 9:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 182.28 km (113 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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