A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 67 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (42 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005pr8. Id of event: us70005pr8. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:18:31 / 6:18 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 217.37 km (135 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -66.8133° West, latitude -23.8072° South, depth = 217.37 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/10/19 / 2019-10-02 09:18:31 / October 2, 2019 @ 9:18 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eleven 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.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 67 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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