A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/05/19 / 2019-05-04 08:54:46 / May 4, 2019 @ 8:54 am. Event id: us70003glg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003glg. Exact location of event, depth 256.21 km, -66.2846° West, -22.6032° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:54:46 / 5:54 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 256.21 km (159 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Villazón (c. 30 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from La Quiaca (c. 14 800 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Villazón, La Quiaca, Abra Pampa.
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 twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 61 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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