A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 81 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (50 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.1177° West, latitude -24.3224° South, depth = 154.22 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 154.22 km (96 miles). The 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:37:16 / 2:37 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60009ehh. Id of event: us60009ehh. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/04/20 / 2020-04-29 05:37:16 / April 29, 2020 @ 5:37 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 81 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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