A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (47 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:21:13 / 8:21 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 176.7 km (110 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/08/19 / 2019-08-20 23:21:13 / August 20, 2019 @ 11:21 pm. Exact location of event, depth 176.7 km, -67.0753° West, -24.2078° South. Unique identifier: us600057s4. Ids that are associated to the event: us600057s4.
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 ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 76 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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