A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 79 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (49 miles) on Sunday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:08:19 / 12:08 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 180.42 km (112 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/05/19 / 2019-05-19 15:08:19 / May 19, 2019 @ 3:08 pm. Exact location of event, depth 180.42 km, -67.096° West, -24.2951° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us70003n99. Unique identifier: us70003n99.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 79 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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