A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Abra Pampa in Argentina. The temblor was detected at 14:08:22 / 2:08 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/05/20 / 2020-05-25 17:08:22 / May 25, 2020 @ 5:08 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 276.79 km (172 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -66.4355° West, -22.8108° South, depth 276.79 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us70009q3c. Unique identifier: us70009q3c.
Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Abra Pampa (c. 9 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Abra Pampa (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 76 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina.
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