A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 82 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (51 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -67.1227° West, -24.2999° South, depth 168.51 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/12/19 / 2019-12-13 20:50:18 / December 13, 2019 @ 8:50 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 168.51 km (105 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:50:18 / 5:50 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006r9h. Id of event: us60006r9h. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 82 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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