A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 249.11 km (155 miles). Global time and date of event 25/03/20 / 2020-03-25 22:01:25 / March 25, 2020 @ 10:01 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us70008g3k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008g3k. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 19:01:25 / 7:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 249.11 km, -66.3598° West, -22.4931° South.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Villazón, La Quiaca, Abra Pampa. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop), Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop). The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Villazón (c. 30 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from La Quiaca (c. 14 800 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 72 km WNW of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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