A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006ru4. Id of event: us60006ru4. Exact location of event, depth 261.88 km, -66.0943° West, -22.3875° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 13:24:33 / 1:24 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/12/19 / 2019-12-15 16:24:33 / December 15, 2019 @ 4:24 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 261.88 km (163 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villazón, La Quiaca, Abra Pampa. The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Villazón (c. 30 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from La Quiaca (c. 14 800 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-five 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 55 km NW of Abra Pampa, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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