A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina. The temblor was picked up at 07:55:33 / 7:55 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/01/19 / 2019-01-19 10:55:33 / January 19, 2019 @ 10:55 am. Exact location of event, longitude -66.1955 West, latitude -22.5519 South, depth = 253.96 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 253.96 km (158 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000j6b9. Event ids that are associated: us2000j6b9.
The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Villazón (c. 30 300 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from La Quiaca (c. 14 800 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villazón, La Quiaca, Abra Pampa (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 two and in the last 365 days thirty 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 54 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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