A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Suncho Corral in Argentina on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:44:07 / 3:44 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 11/08/19 / 2019-08-11 18:44:07 / August 11, 2019 @ 6:44 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 587.31 km, -63.1831° West, -28.0976° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 587.31 km (365 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us600053rv. Unique identifier: us600053rv.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Quimilí, Beltrán, Añatuya. Country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 53 km (33 miles) from Añatuya (c. 20 300 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Quimilí (c. 11 000 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Suncho Corral (c. 6 100 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Beltrán (c. 5 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 30 km SE of Suncho Corral, Argentina.
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