A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 112 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina (70 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 241.78 km, -66.7603° West, -22.9742° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/04/20 / 2020-04-22 04:01:39 / April 22, 2020 @ 4:01 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 241.78 km (150 miles). Id of earthquake: us700091h0. Event ids that are associated: us700091h0. The temblor was detected at 01:01:39 / 1:01 am (local time epicenter). 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 earthquakes 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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 112 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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