A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 66 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (41 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us70009kvb. Event ids that are associated: us70009kvb. Exact location of event, depth 209.76 km, -66.9305° West, -24.0002° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/05/20 / 2020-05-12 18:38:36 / May 12, 2020 @ 6:38 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 209.76 km (130 miles). The temblor was picked up at 18:38:36 / 6:38 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 66 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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