A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 59 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (37 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:03:42 / 4:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/12/18 / 2018-12-31 19:03:42 / December 31, 2018 @ 7:03 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us2000izhj. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000izhj. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8985° West, -24.1561° South, depth 183.15 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 183.15 km (114 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 59 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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