A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700061uw. Id of event: us700061uw. 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: 01/11/19 / 2019-11-01 00:17:21 / November 1, 2019 @ 12:17 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.0302 West, latitude -22.5857 South, depth = 251.44 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 251.44 km (156 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:17:21 / 9:17 pm (local time epicenter).
Close 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. The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Villazón (c. 30 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from La Quiaca (c. 14 800 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 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 four and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 37 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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