A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Albardon in Argentina on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 97.57 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 97.57 km, -68.4189° West, -31.1907° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/10/19 / 2019-10-20 21:03:58 / October 20, 2019 @ 9:03 pm. Unique identifier: us70005wfz. Ids that are associated to the event: us70005wfz. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:03:58 / 6:03 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Event epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from San Juan (c. 447 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Chimbas (c. 73 800 pop), 39 km (25 miles) from Santa Lucía (c. 43 600 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Pocito (c. 41 000 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Caucete (c. 33 600 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Albardón (c. 20 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pocito, Nueve de Julio, Caucete.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 29 km NNE of Albardon, Argentina.
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