A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 99 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (62 miles) on Wednesday. Event id: us2000j7rp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j7rp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 180.35 km (112 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 180.35 km, -67.2953° West, -24.2631° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/01/19 / 2019-01-23 11:22:57 / January 23, 2019 @ 11:22 am. The temblor was detected at 08:22:57 / 8:22 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 99 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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